Vulnerable Group
% Anemic
Pregnant women
50.9
39.5
40.5
47.2
57.3
Taking Action:
Developing a Strategy
National survey data show that anemia prevalence in pregnant women decreased from 73.7
percent in 1985 to 50.9 percent in 1995, a 31 percent decline. This suggests that progress
had indeed occurred by the mid-1990s. As seen in the figure below, anemia prevalence in
preschool children (0 to 5 years of age) also decreased from 55.5 to 40.5 percent between
1992 and 1995.
Prevalence of Anemia (%) in Pregnant Women and Preschool Children, 1985-1995
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