Vietnam - 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 Vietnam was 20.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.30 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.00 in 2011.

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 27.30
2001 25.90
2002 24.50
2003 23.20
2004 22.00
2005 20.90
2006 19.90
2007 18.90
2008 18.10
2009 17.50
2010 17.20
2011 17.00
2012 17.00
2013 17.20
2014 17.50
2015 18.00
2016 18.50
2017 19.10
2018 19.80
2019 20.60

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Vietnam was 22.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 21.10 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 33.60
2001 32.20
2002 30.80
2003 29.50
2004 28.20
2005 26.90
2006 25.70
2007 24.50
2008 23.40
2009 22.50
2010 21.90
2011 21.40
2012 21.20
2013 21.10
2014 21.20
2015 21.40
2016 21.60
2017 21.90
2018 22.40
2019 22.90

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 Vietnam was 20.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.50 in 2011.

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 26.70
2001 25.40
2002 24.00
2003 22.70
2004 21.50
2005 20.40
2006 19.40
2007 18.50
2008 17.60
2009 17.10
2010 16.70
2011 16.50
2012 16.50
2013 16.70
2014 17.10
2015 17.50
2016 18.10
2017 18.70
2018 19.50
2019 20.30

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Vietnam was 28.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 28.20 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 39.70
2001 38.50
2002 37.30
2003 36.10
2004 34.90
2005 33.80
2006 32.70
2007 31.70
2008 30.70
2009 29.90
2010 29.30
2011 28.80
2012 28.50
2013 28.30
2014 28.30
2015 28.20
2016 28.20
2017 28.20
2018 28.30
2019 28.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition