St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 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. Vincent and the Grenadines was 17.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.70 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).

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Year Value
2000 24.60
2001 23.80
2002 23.00
2003 22.30
2004 21.50
2005 20.70
2006 20.10
2007 19.50
2008 18.90
2009 18.40
2010 18.00
2011 17.60
2012 17.30
2013 17.10
2014 17.00
2015 16.90
2016 16.70
2017 16.70
2018 16.80
2019 17.00

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 20.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.30 in 2019.

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 26.70
2001 26.40
2002 26.30
2003 26.10
2004 26.00
2005 25.70
2006 25.50
2007 25.20
2008 24.80
2009 24.40
2010 23.90
2011 23.40
2012 22.80
2013 22.30
2014 21.90
2015 21.50
2016 21.00
2017 20.70
2018 20.40
2019 20.30

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. Vincent and the Grenadines was 16.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 24.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.50 in 2017.

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 24.50
2001 23.60
2002 22.80
2003 22.10
2004 21.30
2005 20.50
2006 19.90
2007 19.30
2008 18.70
2009 18.20
2010 17.80
2011 17.40
2012 17.10
2013 16.90
2014 16.80
2015 16.70
2016 16.60
2017 16.50
2018 16.60
2019 16.80

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).

See also:

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

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition