Tunisia - 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 Tunisia was 32.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.30 in 2010.

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 31.50
2001 31.20
2002 31.00
2003 31.00
2004 31.00
2005 30.90
2006 30.90
2007 30.70
2008 30.60
2009 30.40
2010 30.30
2011 30.30
2012 30.40
2013 30.50
2014 30.60
2015 30.80
2016 31.10
2017 31.40
2018 31.70
2019 32.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Tunisia was 30.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 29.30 in 2013.

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 35.60
2001 34.40
2002 33.60
2003 33.00
2004 32.40
2005 32.00
2006 31.60
2007 31.10
2008 30.60
2009 30.20
2010 29.80
2011 29.60
2012 29.40
2013 29.30
2014 29.30
2015 29.30
2016 29.50
2017 29.80
2018 30.10
2019 30.40

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 Tunisia was 32.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 32.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.20 in 2010.

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 31.40
2001 31.10
2002 30.90
2003 30.90
2004 30.90
2005 30.90
2006 30.80
2007 30.70
2008 30.50
2009 30.40
2010 30.20
2011 30.30
2012 30.30
2013 30.50
2014 30.60
2015 30.80
2016 31.10
2017 31.40
2018 31.80
2019 32.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Tunisia was 30.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.50 in 2000 and a minimum value of 30.50 in 2018.

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 33.50
2001 33.20
2002 32.90
2003 32.80
2004 32.60
2005 32.40
2006 32.20
2007 32.00
2008 31.70
2009 31.50
2010 31.20
2011 31.10
2012 31.00
2013 30.90
2014 30.80
2015 30.70
2016 30.70
2017 30.60
2018 30.50
2019 30.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition