South Africa - 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 South Africa was 30.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.60 in 2012.

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 35.20
2001 34.70
2002 34.20
2003 33.70
2004 33.10
2005 32.40
2006 31.70
2007 30.90
2008 30.20
2009 29.60
2010 29.10
2011 28.70
2012 28.60
2013 28.60
2014 28.70
2015 28.90
2016 29.10
2017 29.50
2018 29.90
2019 30.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition