.png "Philippines Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)")
| Data: | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) | ||||||||
| Year: | 1960 - 2013 | ||||||||
| Country: | Philippines | ||||||||
| Source: | World Bank (the information in this section is direct quotation from World Bank development data) | ||||||||
| Series Code: | SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS | ||||||||
| Topic: | Health: Nutrition | ||||||||
| Short Definition: | 0 | ||||||||
| Long 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. | ||||||||
| 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: | Children under age 5 and pregnant women have the highest risk for anemia. Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO based mainly on nationally representative surveys between 1993 and 2005. WHO’s hemoglobin thresholds were used to determine anemia status based on age, sex, and physiological status. 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
