| dc.description.abstract | Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased
mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000–2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in women of reproductive
age (15–49 years) across 82 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), stratify anemia by severity and aggregate results to
policy-relevant administrative and national levels. Additionally, we provide subnational disparity analyses to provide a com-
prehensive overview of anemia prevalence inequalities within these countries and predict progress toward the World Health
Organization’s Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) to reduce anemia by half by 2030. Our results demonstrate widespread
moderate improvements in overall anemia prevalence but identify only three LMICs with a high probability of achieving the
WHO GNT by 2030 at a national scale, and no LMIC is expected to achieve the target in all their subnational administrative
units. Our maps show where large within-country disparities occur, as well as areas likely to fall short of the WHO GNT, offer-
ing precision public health tools so that adequate resource allocation and subsequent interventions can be targeted to the most
vulnerable populations. | en_US |
