Senegal - 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 Senegal was 52.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 59.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 52.70 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 59.80
2001 59.70
2002 59.60
2003 59.50
2004 59.40
2005 59.20
2006 59.00
2007 58.60
2008 58.10
2009 57.50
2010 56.90
2011 56.40
2012 55.90
2013 55.40
2014 54.90
2015 54.50
2016 54.00
2017 53.60
2018 53.10
2019 52.70

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Senegal was 67.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 82.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 67.90 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 82.70
2001 82.60
2002 82.40
2003 82.10
2004 81.60
2005 81.00
2006 80.30
2007 79.50
2008 78.60
2009 77.60
2010 76.50
2011 75.50
2012 74.50
2013 73.50
2014 72.60
2015 71.70
2016 70.80
2017 69.90
2018 68.90
2019 67.90

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 Senegal was 52.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 59.70 in 2001, while its lowest value was 52.30 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 59.70
2001 59.70
2002 59.60
2003 59.50
2004 59.40
2005 59.20
2006 58.90
2007 58.50
2008 58.00
2009 57.40
2010 56.80
2011 56.20
2012 55.60
2013 55.10
2014 54.60
2015 54.20
2016 53.70
2017 53.30
2018 52.80
2019 52.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Senegal was 56.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.90 in 2003 and a minimum value of 56.10 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 59.90
2001 59.90
2002 59.90
2003 59.90
2004 59.80
2005 59.70
2006 59.60
2007 59.40
2008 59.20
2009 58.90
2010 58.70
2011 58.40
2012 58.10
2013 57.80
2014 57.50
2015 57.30
2016 57.00
2017 56.70
2018 56.40
2019 56.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition