The Bahamas - 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 The Bahamas was 14.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.30 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 17.40
2001 16.80
2002 16.30
2003 16.00
2004 15.80
2005 15.50
2006 15.30
2007 14.90
2008 14.60
2009 14.20
2010 13.90
2011 13.60
2012 13.30
2013 13.30
2014 13.30
2015 13.40
2016 13.60
2017 13.70
2018 14.10
2019 14.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in The Bahamas was 17.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 19.90 in 2006, while its lowest value was 17.50 in 2017.

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 19.40
2001 19.30
2002 19.40
2003 19.60
2004 19.80
2005 19.90
2006 19.90
2007 19.80
2008 19.60
2009 19.20
2010 18.90
2011 18.40
2012 18.00
2013 17.80
2014 17.70
2015 17.60
2016 17.60
2017 17.50
2018 17.70
2019 17.90

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 The Bahamas was 14.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.20 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).

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Year Value
2000 17.30
2001 16.70
2002 16.30
2003 16.00
2004 15.70
2005 15.50
2006 15.20
2007 14.80
2008 14.50
2009 14.10
2010 13.90
2011 13.50
2012 13.20
2013 13.20
2014 13.20
2015 13.30
2016 13.50
2017 13.60
2018 14.00
2019 14.40

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in The Bahamas was 16.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 15.80 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 18.60
2001 18.30
2002 18.10
2003 17.90
2004 17.90
2005 17.70
2006 17.40
2007 17.10
2008 16.80
2009 16.50
2010 16.30
2011 16.00
2012 15.80
2013 15.80
2014 15.90
2015 16.00
2016 16.20
2017 16.30
2018 16.60
2019 16.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition