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2025, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part B
A comparative literature Review on Anaemia condition in Asian, African and European country women and children
Author(s): Rajia Sultana Nijhu, Mahbuba Parvin and Sompod Kumar Das
Abstract: Anaemia remains a major public health concern in developing nations. In 2019, 40% of children aged 6-59 months were anemic, down from 48% in 2000. Among non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years, prevalence remained nearly unchanged between 2000 (31%) and 2019 (30%), while in pregnant women, it fell from 41% to 36%. In 2019, anaemia rates exceeded 70% in 11 countries among children aged 6-59 months, and in 10 countries above 50% in women aged 15-49 years. By 2021, global anaemia prevalence across all ages stood at 24.3%, an improvement from 28.2% in 1990. Anaemia contributed to 52.0 million Years Lived with Disability (YLDs), with rates decreasing as the Socio-demographic Index improved. Dietary iron deficiency, hemoglobinopathies, hemolytic anaemia, and neglected tropical diseases were the leading causes, accounting for 84.7% of anaemia-related YLDs. The WHO estimates 66% of pregnant women in Africa suffer from anaemia. The most affected regions Africa and South-East Asia report 106 million affected women and 103 million affected children in Africa, while South-East Asia has 244 million women and 83 million children affected. Postpartum anaemia remains prevalent, ranging from 50% to 80% in low-income countries. In Europe, iron deficiency is common among older adults, especially those aged ≥80 years in Austria and Portugal. Of the 500,000 maternal deaths due to childbirth annually, 20% result from peripartum hemorrhage and anaemia. A study reviewed anaemia prevalence from 2010 to 2022 and examined trends between 1999 and 2009, assessing 23 years of change using data from PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.
DOI: 10.22271/27889262.2025.v5.i2b.144
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Rajia Sultana Nijhu, Mahbuba Parvin, Sompod Kumar Das. A comparative literature Review on Anaemia condition in Asian, African and European country women and children. Nat J Pharm Sci 2025;5(2):89-93. DOI: 10.22271/27889262.2025.v5.i2b.144
