United Kingdom - 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 United Kingdom was 11.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 2003.

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 9.40
2001 9.20
2002 9.10
2003 9.00
2004 9.00
2005 9.00
2006 9.00
2007 9.00
2008 9.10
2009 9.10
2010 9.20
2011 9.30
2012 9.40
2013 9.50
2014 9.70
2015 9.90
2016 10.10
2017 10.40
2018 10.70
2019 11.10

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in United Kingdom was 15.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.50 in 2002.

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 13.70
2001 13.60
2002 13.50
2003 13.50
2004 13.50
2005 13.50
2006 13.60
2007 13.60
2008 13.60
2009 13.70
2010 13.70
2011 13.80
2012 13.80
2013 13.80
2014 14.00
2015 14.20
2016 14.40
2017 14.70
2018 15.00
2019 15.50

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 United Kingdom was 10.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.80 in 2003.

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 9.20
2001 9.00
2002 8.90
2003 8.80
2004 8.80
2005 8.80
2006 8.80
2007 8.80
2008 8.90
2009 8.90
2010 9.00
2011 9.10
2012 9.20
2013 9.30
2014 9.50
2015 9.70
2016 9.90
2017 10.20
2018 10.50
2019 10.90

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in United Kingdom was 16.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.50 in 2019 and a minimum value of 14.90 in 2006.

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 16.00
2001 15.70
2002 15.40
2003 15.20
2004 15.10
2005 15.00
2006 14.90
2007 14.90
2008 14.90
2009 14.90
2010 15.00
2011 15.10
2012 15.20
2013 15.20
2014 15.40
2015 15.50
2016 15.80
2017 16.00
2018 16.20
2019 16.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition