United States - 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 States was 11.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 2001.

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 7.80
2001 7.70
2002 7.70
2003 7.80
2004 7.90
2005 8.10
2006 8.40
2007 8.70
2008 8.90
2009 9.20
2010 9.50
2011 9.80
2012 10.00
2013 10.30
2014 10.50
2015 10.70
2016 11.00
2017 11.20
2018 11.50
2019 11.80

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in United States was 6.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.80 in 2006.

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 6.20
2001 6.10
2002 6.00
2003 5.90
2004 5.90
2005 5.90
2006 5.80
2007 5.80
2008 5.80
2009 5.80
2010 5.80
2011 5.80
2012 5.80
2013 5.80
2014 5.80
2015 5.80
2016 5.90
2017 5.90
2018 6.00
2019 6.10

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 States was 11.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 2001.

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 7.80
2001 7.70
2002 7.70
2003 7.80
2004 7.90
2005 8.10
2006 8.40
2007 8.60
2008 8.90
2009 9.20
2010 9.40
2011 9.80
2012 10.00
2013 10.30
2014 10.50
2015 10.70
2016 11.00
2017 11.20
2018 11.50
2019 11.80

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in United States was 11.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.50 in 2019 and a minimum value of 9.10 in 2002.

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 9.40
2001 9.20
2002 9.10
2003 9.10
2004 9.10
2005 9.20
2006 9.30
2007 9.50
2008 9.60
2009 9.80
2010 10.00
2011 10.20
2012 10.40
2013 10.50
2014 10.70
2015 10.80
2016 11.00
2017 11.10
2018 11.30
2019 11.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition