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Divides people with anaemia by those tested and applies the WHO categories of public health significance.
Anaemia prevalence
Prevalence (%) = anaemic people / people tested x 100. WHO categories: under 5% not a problem, 5-19.9% mild, 20-39.9% moderate, 40% or more severe
13 g/dL in adult men, 12 in non-pregnant women, 11 in pregnant women, adjusted for altitude and smoking.
No. Thalassaemia, malaria, hookworm, vitamin deficiencies and chronic inflammation all contribute in many settings.