Trinidad and Tobago - Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Trinidad and Tobago was 19.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.20 in 2015.

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 25.50
2001 24.90
2002 24.40
2003 23.90
2004 23.30
2005 22.80
2006 22.30
2007 21.80
2008 21.30
2009 20.80
2010 20.30
2011 20.00
2012 19.70
2013 19.50
2014 19.30
2015 19.20
2016 19.20
2017 19.20
2018 19.30
2019 19.40

Limitations and Exceptions: Data should be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition