Year and State wise Pregnant Women Aged 15-49 Years Who are Anaemic

The dataset contains State wise Pregnant Women Aged 15-49 Years Who are Anaemic from Handbook of Statistics on Indian States Note: 1. Anaemia is identified with Haemoglobin <11.0 g/dl (grams per decilitre). As NFHS uses the capillary blood for estimation of anaemia, the results of NFHS-5 need not be compared with other surveys using venous blood. 2. Chandigarh (2019–21): Data are not shown as they are based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases. 3. Chandigarh, Daman and Diu (2015–16): Haemoglobin levels are reported in grams per decilitre (g/dl). Among children, prevalence estimates are adjusted for altitude. 4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa, Lakshadweep (2019–21); Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa (2015–16): Data are based on 25–49 unweighted cases. 5. Dadra and Nagar Haveli (2019–21): Figures include Daman and Diu.