Table B
World Health Organization hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume and ferritin reference values for sufficiency, based on criteria, 2001

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of world health organization hemoglobin. The information is grouped by age group (years)/ sex (appearing as row headers), hemoglobin (g/l), mean corpuscular volume (fl) and serum ferritin (µg/l) (appearing as column headers).
Age group (years)/ Sex Hemoglobin (g/L) Mean corpuscular volume (fL) Serum ferritin (µg/L)
3 to 5 ≥110 Note ...: not applicable ≥12
3 to 4 Note ...: not applicable ≥73 Note ...: not applicable
4 Note ...: not applicable ≥74 Note ...: not applicable
6 to 11 ≥115 Note ...: not applicable ≥15
6 to 7 Note ...: not applicable ≥74 Note ...: not applicable
8 to 11 Note ...: not applicable ≥76 Note ...: not applicable
12 to 19 ≥120 Note ...: not applicable ≥15
Females  
12 to 14 Note ...: not applicable ≥77 Note ...: not applicable
15 to 17 Note ...: not applicable ≥78 Note ...: not applicable
18 to 19 Note ...: not applicable ≥81 Note ...: not applicable
Males  
12 to 14 Note ...: not applicable ≥77 Note ...: not applicable
15 to 17 Note ...: not applicable ≥79 Note ...: not applicable
18 to 19 Note ...: not applicable ≥80 Note ...: not applicable
20 to 49 Note ...: not applicable ≥81 ≥15
Non-pregnant women ≥120 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Pregnant women ≥110 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Men ≥130 ≥80 Note ...: not applicable
50 to 79   Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Non-pregnant women ≥120 ≥80 ≥15
Men ≥130 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF/UNU. Iron Deficiency Anaemia: Assessment, Prevention, and Control. A Guide for Programme Managers. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2001.