Table 2 Prevalence of anemia in Pakistan according to the National Nutrition Survey (NNS)
Variable | Population | Total | Rural | Urban | Sindh | Punjab | BN | KPK | GB | AJK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NNS 2011 [10] | Pregnant women | 51% | 50.5% | 50.3% | 59.7% | 30.2% | 49.7% | 30.2% | 33.6% | 43% |
Non-pregnant women | 50.4% | 50.9% | 49.3% | 62.0% | 48.6% | 48.9% | 35.6% | 23.3% | (41.0%) | |
NNS 2018 [11] | Pregnant women | 35.2% | 38.2% | 30% | 38.2% | 36.1% | 53.9% | 14.3% | 29.6% | 34.8% |
Non-pregnant women | 43% | 44.6% | 40.6% | 45.7% | 41.3% | 61.8% | 34% | 36.1% | 56.4% |