Saudi Arabia - 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 Saudi Arabia was 27.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.70 in 2013.

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 31.70
2001 31.00
2002 30.40
2003 30.00
2004 29.60
2005 29.20
2006 28.70
2007 28.10
2008 27.40
2009 26.90
2010 26.40
2011 26.10
2012 25.80
2013 25.70
2014 25.80
2015 26.00
2016 26.30
2017 26.80
2018 27.10
2019 27.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Saudi Arabia was 21.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 29.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.90 in 2014.

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 29.40
2001 28.40
2002 27.70
2003 27.10
2004 26.60
2005 26.20
2006 25.60
2007 24.80
2008 24.00
2009 23.40
2010 22.60
2011 22.00
2012 21.50
2013 21.10
2014 20.90
2015 20.90
2016 20.90
2017 21.20
2018 21.40
2019 21.80

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 Saudi Arabia was 27.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.60 in 2013.

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 31.60
2001 30.90
2002 30.30
2003 29.90
2004 29.50
2005 29.10
2006 28.60
2007 28.00
2008 27.30
2009 26.80
2010 26.30
2011 26.00
2012 25.70
2013 25.60
2014 25.80
2015 26.00
2016 26.30
2017 26.70
2018 27.10
2019 27.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Saudi Arabia was 27.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 27.00 in 2015.

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 33.00
2001 32.50
2002 32.00
2003 31.60
2004 31.20
2005 30.80
2006 30.20
2007 29.70
2008 29.10
2009 28.60
2010 28.10
2011 27.70
2012 27.40
2013 27.10
2014 27.10
2015 27.00
2016 27.10
2017 27.20
2018 27.20
2019 27.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition