Syrian Arab Republic - 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 Syrian Arab Republic was 32.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.70 in 2012.

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 36.80
2001 36.20
2002 35.70
2003 35.30
2004 34.90
2005 34.40
2006 33.80
2007 33.40
2008 33.00
2009 32.50
2010 32.10
2011 31.80
2012 31.70
2013 31.70
2014 31.80
2015 31.90
2016 32.00
2017 32.20
2018 32.50
2019 32.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Syrian Arab Republic was 32.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.50 in 2010.

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 33.30
2001 32.60
2002 32.10
2003 31.80
2004 31.60
2005 31.40
2006 31.10
2007 31.00
2008 30.80
2009 30.60
2010 30.50
2011 30.50
2012 30.60
2013 30.70
2014 30.90
2015 31.20
2016 31.60
2017 32.00
2018 32.50
2019 32.90

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 Syrian Arab Republic was 32.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 36.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.60 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 36.80
2001 36.10
2002 35.60
2003 35.20
2004 34.80
2005 34.30
2006 33.70
2007 33.30
2008 32.90
2009 32.40
2010 32.00
2011 31.80
2012 31.60
2013 31.70
2014 31.70
2015 31.80
2016 32.00
2017 32.20
2018 32.40
2019 32.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Syrian Arab Republic was 33.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 33.10 in 2012.

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 37.20
2001 36.80
2002 36.50
2003 36.20
2004 35.90
2005 35.50
2006 35.00
2007 34.80
2008 34.40
2009 33.90
2010 33.50
2011 33.20
2012 33.10
2013 33.10
2014 33.10
2015 33.10
2016 33.10
2017 33.10
2018 33.10
2019 33.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition