Tanzania - 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 Tanzania was 38.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 46.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 38.90 in 2019.

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 46.50
2001 46.30
2002 46.10
2003 45.80
2004 45.50
2005 45.10
2006 44.60
2007 43.80
2008 43.00
2009 42.20
2010 41.40
2011 40.80
2012 40.30
2013 40.00
2014 39.80
2015 39.70
2016 39.50
2017 39.10
2018 39.00
2019 38.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Tanzania was 56.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 72.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 56.10 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 72.10
2001 71.30
2002 70.40
2003 69.50
2004 68.60
2005 67.80
2006 66.80
2007 65.70
2008 64.60
2009 63.40
2010 62.20
2011 61.00
2012 60.10
2013 59.30
2014 58.70
2015 58.30
2016 57.70
2017 57.20
2018 56.60
2019 56.10

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 Tanzania was 37.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 37.90 in 2018.

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 45.60
2001 45.40
2002 45.10
2003 44.80
2004 44.50
2005 44.00
2006 43.50
2007 42.70
2008 41.90
2009 41.00
2010 40.30
2011 39.60
2012 39.10
2013 38.80
2014 38.60
2015 38.60
2016 38.40
2017 38.10
2018 37.90
2019 37.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Tanzania was 48.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 48.10 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).

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Year Value
2000 54.00
2001 53.90
2002 53.80
2003 53.60
2004 53.50
2005 53.20
2006 52.90
2007 52.50
2008 52.10
2009 51.60
2010 51.10
2011 50.70
2012 50.30
2013 50.00
2014 49.80
2015 49.60
2016 49.30
2017 48.90
2018 48.50
2019 48.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition