National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000-19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia causes health and economic harms. The prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 years, by pregnancy status, is indicator 2.2.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the aim of halving the anaemia prevalence in women of reproductive age by 2030 is an extension of the 2025 global nutrition targets endorsed by the World Health Assembly (WHA). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of anaemia by severity for children aged 6-59 months, non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years, and pregnant women aged 15-49 years in 197 countries and territories and globally for the period 2000-19.

Methods

For this pooled analysis of population-representative data, we collated 489 data sources on haemoglobin distribution in children and women from 133 countries, including 4·5 mil

SUBMITTER: Stevens GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9023869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature