Equatorial Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Prevalence of anemia among children

Equatorial Guinea
64.3%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
43.4%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th

Prevalence of anemia among children over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080200020092019

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 64.3% against 43.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 20.9%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 73.6% 48.9% 24.7% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 66.8% 44.7% 22.1% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among children, Equatorial Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Equatorial Guinea, at 64.3% against 43.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among children between Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20.9%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of anemia among children?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Unit
% of children ages 6-59 months
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 4,716 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.