Samoa - 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 Samoa was 26.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.40 in 2002.

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 24.70
2001 24.50
2002 24.40
2003 24.40
2004 24.50
2005 24.70
2006 24.80
2007 24.80
2008 24.70
2009 24.60
2010 24.50
2011 24.50
2012 24.50
2013 24.80
2014 25.00
2015 25.10
2016 25.50
2017 25.90
2018 26.30
2019 26.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Samoa was 35.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.90 in 2011, while its lowest value was 33.60 in 2000.

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 33.60
2001 33.70
2002 33.90
2003 34.30
2004 34.80
2005 35.40
2006 36.00
2007 36.40
2008 36.60
2009 36.80
2010 36.80
2011 36.90
2012 36.80
2013 36.70
2014 36.60
2015 36.20
2016 36.10
2017 35.80
2018 35.60
2019 35.50

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 Samoa was 25.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 25.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 22.90 in 2002.

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 23.20
2001 23.00
2002 22.90
2003 23.00
2004 23.10
2005 23.30
2006 23.40
2007 23.40
2008 23.30
2009 23.20
2010 23.20
2011 23.20
2012 23.30
2013 23.60
2014 23.80
2015 24.00
2016 24.40
2017 24.80
2018 25.30
2019 25.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Samoa was 39.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 39.40 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).

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Year Value
2000 40.90
2001 40.80
2002 40.80
2003 40.90
2004 40.90
2005 41.00
2006 41.00
2007 40.90
2008 40.80
2009 40.70
2010 40.70
2011 40.60
2012 40.50
2013 40.70
2014 40.60
2015 40.30
2016 40.10
2017 39.90
2018 39.70
2019 39.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition