Sri Lanka - 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 Sri Lanka was 34.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 33.50 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 38.90
2001 38.30
2002 37.70
2003 37.10
2004 36.60
2005 36.00
2006 35.60
2007 35.00
2008 34.60
2009 34.20
2010 33.80
2011 33.60
2012 33.50
2013 33.50
2014 33.60
2015 33.80
2016 33.90
2017 34.10
2018 34.40
2019 34.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition