Uganda - 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 Uganda was 32.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.20 in 2013.

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 39.30
2001 38.60
2002 37.90
2003 37.30
2004 36.70
2005 36.00
2006 35.10
2007 34.30
2008 33.40
2009 32.60
2010 32.00
2011 31.50
2012 31.30
2013 31.20
2014 31.30
2015 31.50
2016 31.70
2017 32.00
2018 32.40
2019 32.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Uganda was 51.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 72.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.70 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 72.90
2001 71.90
2002 70.90
2003 69.80
2004 68.70
2005 67.40
2006 66.00
2007 64.40
2008 62.80
2009 61.20
2010 59.50
2011 58.10
2012 56.70
2013 55.60
2014 54.60
2015 53.90
2016 53.20
2017 52.70
2018 52.20
2019 51.70

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 Uganda was 32.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 30.20 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 38.20
2001 37.50
2002 36.90
2003 36.20
2004 35.60
2005 34.90
2006 34.10
2007 33.20
2008 32.40
2009 31.60
2010 30.90
2011 30.40
2012 30.20
2013 30.20
2014 30.30
2015 30.60
2016 30.90
2017 31.20
2018 31.60
2019 32.10

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Uganda was 38.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 38.80 in 2013.

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 45.40
2001 44.90
2002 44.50
2003 43.90
2004 43.50
2005 42.90
2006 42.20
2007 41.50
2008 40.80
2009 40.20
2010 39.60
2011 39.20
2012 39.00
2013 38.80
2014 38.80
2015 38.80
2016 38.80
2017 38.80
2018 38.80
2019 38.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition