São Tomé and Principe - Prevalence of anemia

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in São Tomé and Principe was 44.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 44.20 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 51.90
2001 51.40
2002 50.90
2003 50.40
2004 49.90
2005 49.30
2006 48.70
2007 48.10
2008 47.50
2009 47.00
2010 46.40
2011 46.00
2012 45.70
2013 45.40
2014 45.20
2015 45.00
2016 44.80
2017 44.50
2018 44.30
2019 44.20

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in São Tomé and Principe was 58.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 70.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 58.80 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 70.50
2001 69.40
2002 68.40
2003 67.30
2004 66.20
2005 65.20
2006 64.30
2007 63.40
2008 62.60
2009 62.10
2010 61.60
2011 61.20
2012 61.00
2013 60.90
2014 60.80
2015 60.60
2016 60.30
2017 59.90
2018 59.40
2019 58.80

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) in São Tomé and Principe was 43.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.60 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 51.50
2001 51.00
2002 50.40
2003 49.90
2004 49.30
2005 48.70
2006 48.10
2007 47.40
2008 46.80
2009 46.30
2010 45.80
2011 45.30
2012 45.00
2013 44.70
2014 44.50
2015 44.40
2016 44.10
2017 43.90
2018 43.70
2019 43.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in São Tomé and Principe was 50.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 50.80 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

See also:

Year Value
2000 55.20
2001 55.10
2002 54.90
2003 54.70
2004 54.50
2005 54.20
2006 53.90
2007 53.70
2008 53.40
2009 53.10
2010 52.90
2011 52.60
2012 52.40
2013 52.20
2014 52.00
2015 51.80
2016 51.60
2017 51.30
2018 51.10
2019 50.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition