Table 1.

The World Health Organization definition of anemia: hemoglobin levels below which anemia is present at sea level.⁹

Age or sex group	Hemoglobin (g/dl)
Children 6–59 months	11
Children 5–11 years	11.5
Children 12–14 years	12
Nonpregnant women (above 15 years of age)	12
Pregnant women	11
Men (above 15 years of age)	13

Adapted from World Health Organization. “Nutritional anaemias: tools for effective prevention and control.”, Page 7, Copyright (2017).