St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 21.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 21.30 in 2018.

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).

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Year Value
2000 27.60
2001 27.00
2002 26.50
2003 26.00
2004 25.50
2005 24.90
2006 24.40
2007 23.90
2008 23.40
2009 23.00
2010 22.70
2011 22.40
2012 22.10
2013 21.90
2014 21.80
2015 21.60
2016 21.50
2017 21.40
2018 21.30
2019 21.40

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition