South Africa - 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 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

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in South Africa was 44.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.50 in 2012.

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 41.30
2001 41.00
2002 40.70
2003 40.60
2004 40.80
2005 40.80
2006 40.90
2007 40.10
2008 38.90
2009 37.20
2010 35.60
2011 34.60
2012 34.50
2013 35.30
2014 36.60
2015 38.00
2016 39.60
2017 41.20
2018 42.90
2019 44.40

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 South Africa was 30.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.50 in 2012.

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 35.30
2001 34.80
2002 34.30
2003 33.70
2004 33.10
2005 32.40
2006 31.70
2007 30.90
2008 30.20
2009 29.50
2010 29.00
2011 28.70
2012 28.50
2013 28.50
2014 28.60
2015 28.80
2016 29.10
2017 29.40
2018 29.90
2019 30.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in South Africa was 30.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 29.40 in 2012.

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 34.00
2001 33.60
2002 33.30
2003 32.90
2004 32.50
2005 32.00
2006 31.50
2007 30.90
2008 30.40
2009 29.90
2010 29.70
2011 29.50
2012 29.40
2013 29.50
2014 29.70
2015 29.90
2016 30.10
2017 30.30
2018 30.50
2019 30.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition