Which has higher prevalence of anemia among children, Pakistan or Upper middle income?

Pakistan, at 53.0% against 23.0% in Upper middle income as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Pakistan vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of anemia among children

Pakistan

53.0%

in 2019

Upper middle income

23.0%

in 2019

Pakistan rank

34th

Upper middle income rank

35th

Prevalence of anemia among children over time

Pakistan
Upper middle income

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 53.0% against 23.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.0%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.

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

Pakistan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60.0%	28.2%	31.9%	Pakistan
2010s	56.3%	23.0%	33.3%	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among children, Pakistan or Upper middle income?: Pakistan, at 53.0% against 23.0% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among children between Pakistan and Upper middle income?: 30.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of anemia among children?: Pakistan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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: 17 September 2026

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.