South Asia - 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 Asia was 49.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 50.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.05 in 2016.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 50.50
2001 50.36
2002 50.32
2003 50.38
2004 50.37
2005 50.44
2006 50.36
2007 50.35
2008 50.26
2009 50.00
2010 49.83
2011 49.76
2012 49.58
2013 49.39
2014 49.29
2015 49.13
2016 49.05
2017 49.19
2018 49.27
2019 49.37

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition