St. Lucia - 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 St. Lucia was 14.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.70 in 2014.

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 19.00
2001 18.30
2002 17.80
2003 17.60
2004 17.30
2005 17.00
2006 16.60
2007 16.20
2008 15.80
2009 15.40
2010 14.90
2011 14.50
2012 14.10
2013 13.80
2014 13.70
2015 13.70
2016 13.80
2017 13.90
2018 14.10
2019 14.30

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in St. Lucia was 22.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 21.80 in 2013.

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 22.20
2001 22.00
2002 21.90
2003 22.20
2004 22.30
2005 22.50
2006 22.60
2007 22.60
2008 22.60
2009 22.50
2010 22.30
2011 22.10
2012 21.90
2013 21.80
2014 21.80
2015 21.80
2016 21.90
2017 22.00
2018 22.20
2019 22.50

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 St. Lucia was 14.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.60 in 2014.

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 18.80
2001 18.20
2002 17.60
2003 17.40
2004 17.10
2005 16.80
2006 16.50
2007 16.10
2008 15.70
2009 15.30
2010 14.80
2011 14.40
2012 14.00
2013 13.70
2014 13.60
2015 13.60
2016 13.60
2017 13.70
2018 13.90
2019 14.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in St. Lucia was 19.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.00 in 2013.

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 23.10
2001 22.70
2002 22.30
2003 22.20
2004 22.00
2005 21.70
2006 21.40
2007 21.10
2008 20.70
2009 20.30
2010 19.90
2011 19.60
2012 19.30
2013 19.00
2014 19.00
2015 19.00
2016 19.00
2017 19.00
2018 19.00
2019 19.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition