.png "Philippines Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)")
| Data: | Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) | ||||||||
| Year: | 1960 - 2013 | ||||||||
| Country: | Philippines | ||||||||
| Source: | World Bank (the information in this section is direct quotation from World Bank development data) | ||||||||
| Series Code: | SH.PRG.ANEM | ||||||||
| Topic: | Health: Nutrition | ||||||||
| Short Definition: | 0 | ||||||||
| Long 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. | ||||||||
| Unit of Measurement: | 0 | ||||||||
| Periodicity: | Annual | ||||||||
| Base Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Reference Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Aggregation method: | Weighted average | ||||||||
| Limitations and exceptions: | Data should
be used with caution because surveys differ in quality, coverage, age group
interviewed, and treatment of missing values across countries and over
time. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys, which measure hemoglobin in the blood. WHO's hemoglobin thresholds are then used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status. |
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| Notes from original source: | 0 | ||||||||
| General Comments: | 0 | ||||||||
| Original Source: | World Health Organization's Worldwide Prevalence of Anemia, and Integrated WHO Nutrition Global Databases. | ||||||||
| Statistical concept and methodology: | Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen-carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs, which vary by age, sex, altitude, smoking status, and pregnancy status. In its severe form it is associated with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia. | ||||||||
| Development relevance: | 0 | ||||||||
