World - 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 World was 29.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.50 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 31.20
2001 30.90
2002 30.60
2003 30.30
2004 30.10
2005 29.90
2006 29.60
2007 29.30
2008 29.10
2009 28.80
2010 28.60
2011 28.50
2012 28.50
2013 28.50
2014 28.60
2015 28.80
2016 29.00
2017 29.30
2018 29.60
2019 29.90

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

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in World was 39.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 48.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.80 in 2017.

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 48.00
2001 47.20
2002 46.50
2003 46.00
2004 45.50
2005 44.90
2006 44.30
2007 43.70
2008 43.00
2009 42.40
2010 41.80
2011 41.30
2012 40.80
2013 40.50
2014 40.20
2015 40.00
2016 39.90
2017 39.80
2018 39.80
2019 39.80

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 World was 29.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 30.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 28.10 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 30.70
2001 30.30
2002 30.00
2003 29.80
2004 29.60
2005 29.30
2006 29.10
2007 28.90
2008 28.60
2009 28.40
2010 28.20
2011 28.10
2012 28.10
2013 28.10
2014 28.20
2015 28.40
2016 28.60
2017 28.90
2018 29.20
2019 29.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in World was 36.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 36.50 in 2017.

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 40.90
2001 40.60
2002 40.40
2003 40.20
2004 39.90
2005 39.50
2006 39.20
2007 38.80
2008 38.40
2009 38.00
2010 37.60
2011 37.30
2012 37.00
2013 36.90
2014 36.70
2015 36.60
2016 36.60
2017 36.50
2018 36.50
2019 36.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition