Sierra Leone - 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 Sierra Leone was 48.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 54.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 47.70 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 54.00
2001 53.50
2002 52.80
2003 52.20
2004 51.60
2005 51.00
2006 50.50
2007 49.80
2008 49.20
2009 48.70
2010 48.30
2011 48.00
2012 47.90
2013 47.70
2014 47.70
2015 47.80
2016 47.90
2017 48.10
2018 48.20
2019 48.40

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition