Sudan - 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 Sudan was 36.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 36.30 in 2015.

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 42.90
2001 42.20
2002 41.60
2003 41.10
2004 40.70
2005 40.20
2006 39.70
2007 39.10
2008 38.50
2009 37.90
2010 37.40
2011 37.00
2012 36.80
2013 36.60
2014 36.40
2015 36.30
2016 36.30
2017 36.40
2018 36.40
2019 36.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Sudan was 50.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 50.80 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 61.50
2001 60.00
2002 58.70
2003 57.70
2004 56.80
2005 56.00
2006 55.30
2007 54.60
2008 54.00
2009 53.40
2010 52.90
2011 52.50
2012 52.20
2013 51.90
2014 51.60
2015 51.40
2016 51.20
2017 51.10
2018 50.90
2019 50.80

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 Sudan was 36.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 43.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 36.20 in 2015.

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 43.00
2001 42.20
2002 41.60
2003 41.10
2004 40.60
2005 40.20
2006 39.60
2007 39.00
2008 38.40
2009 37.80
2010 37.30
2011 36.90
2012 36.60
2013 36.40
2014 36.30
2015 36.20
2016 36.20
2017 36.30
2018 36.40
2019 36.50

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Sudan was 36.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 36.80 in 2019.

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 42.50
2001 42.10
2002 41.80
2003 41.50
2004 41.20
2005 40.90
2006 40.50
2007 40.10
2008 39.60
2009 39.20
2010 38.80
2011 38.40
2012 38.20
2013 37.90
2014 37.70
2015 37.50
2016 37.30
2017 37.10
2018 37.00
2019 36.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition