The Gambia - 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 Gambia was 49.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 62.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 49.50 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 62.10
2001 61.80
2002 61.60
2003 61.30
2004 61.00
2005 60.60
2006 60.20
2007 59.70
2008 59.20
2009 58.50
2010 57.90
2011 57.20
2012 56.40
2013 55.60
2014 54.80
2015 53.90
2016 52.80
2017 51.70
2018 50.60
2019 49.50

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in The Gambia was 52.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 52.30 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 75.00
2001 75.00
2002 74.90
2003 74.70
2004 74.40
2005 74.10
2006 73.60
2007 73.10
2008 72.50
2009 71.80
2010 71.00
2011 70.10
2012 69.00
2013 67.60
2014 65.90
2015 63.80
2016 61.20
2017 58.30
2018 55.30
2019 52.30

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 The Gambia was 48.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 62.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 48.90 in 2019.

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 62.20
2001 61.90
2002 61.70
2003 61.40
2004 61.10
2005 60.60
2006 60.20
2007 59.70
2008 59.10
2009 58.40
2010 57.70
2011 57.00
2012 56.20
2013 55.30
2014 54.50
2015 53.50
2016 52.40
2017 51.20
2018 50.10
2019 48.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in The Gambia was 55.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 55.10 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 61.10
2001 61.00
2002 60.90
2003 60.80
2004 60.70
2005 60.50
2006 60.30
2007 60.10
2008 59.80
2009 59.50
2010 59.20
2011 58.90
2012 58.50
2013 58.10
2014 57.70
2015 57.30
2016 56.80
2017 56.20
2018 55.70
2019 55.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition