Korea - 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 Korea was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 17.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 13.10 in 2015.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 17.50
2001 17.30
2002 16.90
2003 16.70
2004 16.40
2005 16.00
2006 15.70
2007 15.50
2008 15.10
2009 14.70
2010 14.30
2011 14.00
2012 13.70
2013 13.40
2014 13.20
2015 13.10
2016 13.10
2017 13.10
2018 13.20
2019 13.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition