Economic Cost of Iron Deficiency Anemia The ... - The INCLEN Trust
Economic Cost of Iron Deficiency Anemia The ... - The INCLEN Trust Economic Cost of Iron Deficiency Anemia The ... - The INCLEN Trust
Iron deficiency Anemia is rampant in India Anemia is prevalent at all income levels • Low income Group :76% / Middle income Group :69% / High Income Group :56% Impacts most vulnerable age groups • India : Women :56%, Children 70% • State - A.P: Women: 63% Children: 71% • Pregnant women age 15-49 who are anemic: 57.9% • Ever-married women age 15-49 who are anemic: 56.2 % Source: NFHS 2005-06 Estimated economic cost of iron deficiency to S. Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) is appx. $4.2BN annually: World Bank 2
In India, consumption of nutrient iron is also a concern 65.7% of women, and 71% of children consume less than 50% of the RDA for iron The issue remains un-changed much in latest NNMB Report (2004-05)* National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau 3
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In India, consumption <strong>of</strong> nutrient iron is<br />
also a concern<br />
65.7% <strong>of</strong> women, and 71% <strong>of</strong> children<br />
consume less than 50% <strong>of</strong> the RDA for iron<br />
<strong>The</strong> issue remains un-changed much in latest NNMB<br />
Report (2004-05)* National Nutrition Monitoring<br />
Bureau<br />
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