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Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
126
Guatemala
Lowest
93
Yemen
Median
117
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,040

What the numbers show

Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 126 in Guatemala; the lowest is 93 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 117, and the mean is 114.57.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 9.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 2.5%).

Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guatemala 126 2019 up 7.7% rising
2 Brazil 124 2019 up 2.5% flat
2 United States 124 2019 unchanged flat
4 Iceland 123 2019 unchanged flat
4 Luxembourg 123 2019 unchanged flat
6 Australia 122 2019 unchanged flat
6 Canada 122 2019 down 0.8% flat
6 Finland 122 2019 down 0.8% flat
6 Norway 122 2019 unchanged flat
6 Singapore 122 2019 unchanged flat
6 San Marino 122 2019 unchanged flat
12 Andorra 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Argentina 121 2019 unchanged flat
12 Antigua and Barbuda 121 2019 up 1.7% flat
12 Austria 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Bahamas 121 2019 unchanged flat
12 Switzerland 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Cyprus 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Germany 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Denmark 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Spain 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 France 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 United Kingdom 121 2019 unchanged flat
12 Ireland 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Israel 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Italy 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 South Korea 121 2019 unchanged flat
12 Monaco 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Montenegro 121 2019 up 0.8% flat
12 Netherlands 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 New Zealand 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Panama 121 2019 up 3.4% rising
12 Philippines 121 2019 up 2.5% rising
12 Portugal 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
12 Sweden 121 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Belgium 120 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Belarus 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Barbados 120 2019 up 0.8% flat
36 Chile 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 China 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Colombia 120 2019 up 1.7% flat
36 Costa Rica 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Cuba 120 2019 up 1.7% flat
36 Czechia 120 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Estonia 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Greece 120 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Hungary 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Japan 120 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 120 2019 up 1.7% flat
36 Saint Lucia 120 2019 up 0.8% flat
36 Lithuania 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Mexico 120 2019 up 1.7% flat
36 Malta 120 2019 down 0.8% flat
36 Mongolia 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Poland 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Serbia 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Slovenia 120 2019 unchanged flat
36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120 2019 up 1.7% flat
59 United Arab Emirates 119 2019 down 0.8% flat
59 Armenia 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
59 Belize 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
59 Brunei 119 2019 down 0.8% flat
59 Grenada 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
59 Croatia 119 2019 down 0.8% flat
59 Kuwait 119 2019 down 1.7% flat
59 Latvia 119 2019 unchanged flat
59 North Macedonia 119 2019 unchanged flat
59 Nicaragua 119 2019 down 0.8% flat
59 Russia 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
59 Saudi Arabia 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
59 Trinidad and Tobago 119 2019 up 1.7% flat
59 Uzbekistan 119 2019 up 3.5% rising
59 Vietnam 119 2019 up 0.8% flat
74 Azerbaijan 118 2019 up 2.6% rising
74 Bulgaria 118 2019 up 0.9% flat
74 Bahrain 118 2019 unchanged flat
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118 2019 unchanged flat
74 Ecuador 118 2019 up 0.9% flat
74 Georgia 118 2019 up 0.9% flat
74 Jamaica 118 2019 up 0.9% flat
74 Kazakhstan 118 2019 up 0.9% rising
74 Lebanon 118 2019 down 0.8% flat
74 Malaysia 118 2019 down 0.8% flat
74 Oman 118 2019 up 2.6% flat
74 Qatar 118 2019 unchanged flat
74 El Salvador 118 2019 unchanged flat
74 Slovakia 118 2019 down 0.8% flat
74 Turkey 118 2019 up 1.7% flat
89 Dominica 117 2019 unchanged flat
89 Dominican Republic 117 2019 up 0.9% flat
89 Honduras 117 2019 up 2.6% flat
89 Iran 117 2019 up 1.7% flat
89 Libya 117 2019 up 0.9% flat
89 Sri Lanka 117 2019 unchanged flat
89 Moldova 117 2019 up 0.9% flat
89 Paraguay 117 2019 up 1.7% flat
89 Romania 117 2019 up 1.7% flat
89 Thailand 117 2019 down 0.8% flat
89 Ukraine 117 2019 down 0.8% flat
89 Uruguay 117 2019 down 0.8% flat
89 Venezuela 117 2019 unchanged flat
89 Cook Islands 117 2019 up 0.9% flat
103 Guyana 116 2019 up 1.8% flat
103 Iraq 116 2019 unchanged flat
103 Morocco 116 2019 up 0.9% flat
103 Mauritius 116 2019 down 0.9% flat
103 Peru 116 2019 up 3.6% flat
103 Seychelles 116 2019 down 0.9% flat
103 Tunisia 116 2019 unchanged flat
110 Albania 115 2019 down 2.5% flat
110 Egypt 115 2019 up 1.8% flat
110 Jordan 115 2019 down 0.9% flat
110 Palau 115 2019 up 0.9% flat
110 North Korea 115 2019 unchanged flat
110 Palestine 115 2019 unchanged flat
110 Syria 115 2019 down 0.9% flat
110 Turkmenistan 115 2019 down 0.9% flat
110 Vanuatu 115 2019 up 0.9% flat
119 Bolivia 114 2019 up 5.6% rising
119 Algeria 114 2019 unchanged flat
119 Micronesia (country) 114 2019 up 0.9% flat
119 Kyrgyzstan 114 2019 unchanged flat
119 Tonga 114 2019 unchanged flat
119 Samoa 114 2019 unchanged flat
119 Niue 114 2019 up 0.9% flat
126 Fiji 113 2019 up 0.9% flat
126 Indonesia 113 2019 unchanged flat
126 Maldives 113 2019 down 0.9% flat
126 Marshall Islands 113 2019 up 1.8% flat
126 Rwanda 113 2019 up 0.9% rising
126 Solomon Islands 113 2019 up 1.8% flat
126 Tajikistan 113 2019 down 0.9% flat
126 Zimbabwe 113 2019 up 3.7% flat
134 Laos 112 2019 up 0.9% flat
134 Nauru 112 2019 up 1.8% flat
134 Eswatini 112 2019 up 0.9% flat
134 Tuvalu 112 2019 up 2.8% flat
138 Bangladesh 111 2019 up 0.9% flat
138 Bhutan 111 2019 up 3.7% rising
138 Botswana 111 2019 down 1.8% flat
138 Cape Verde 111 2019 up 1.8% flat
138 Kenya 111 2019 unchanged rising
138 Nepal 111 2019 up 0.9% rising
138 South Africa 111 2019 down 1.8% flat
145 Afghanistan 110 2019 unchanged flat
145 Namibia 110 2019 unchanged flat
145 Papua New Guinea 110 2019 up 1.9% flat
145 East Timor 110 2019 down 0.9% flat
149 Eritrea 109 2019 up 0.9% flat
149 Cambodia 109 2019 up 1.9% rising
149 Kiribati 109 2019 up 0.9% flat
149 Lesotho 109 2019 unchanged flat
149 Madagascar 109 2019 up 0.9% rising
149 Myanmar 109 2019 unchanged flat
155 Djibouti 108 2019 up 0.9% flat
155 Gambia 108 2019 up 9.1% rising
155 India 108 2019 up 2.9% rising
155 Sudan 108 2019 up 0.9% flat
155 Somalia 108 2019 up 3.8% rising
155 Uganda 108 2019 up 3.8% rising
161 Comoros 107 2019 up 0.9% flat
161 Ethiopia 107 2019 unchanged rising
161 Malawi 107 2019 up 4.9% rising
161 Pakistan 107 2019 up 2.9% flat
161 Tanzania 107 2019 up 2.9% rising
161 Zambia 107 2019 up 0.9% flat
167 Gabon 106 2019 up 1.9% flat
167 Ghana 106 2019 up 6.0% rising
167 Haiti 106 2019 up 1.0% flat
167 Sao Tome and Principe 106 2019 up 1.0% flat
171 Angola 105 2019 unchanged rising
171 Burundi 105 2019 down 1.9% flat
171 Cameroon 105 2019 up 1.9% rising
171 Congo 105 2019 up 1.0% flat
171 South Sudan 105 2019 up 1.0% rising
176 Equatorial Guinea 104 2019 up 3.0% rising
177 Democratic Republic of Congo 103 2019 up 2.0% rising
177 Mauritania 103 2019 up 2.0% flat
177 Senegal 103 2019 up 6.2% rising
180 Guinea-Bissau 102 2019 up 3.0% rising
180 Nigeria 102 2019 up 3.0% rising
180 Chad 102 2019 up 4.1% rising
183 Benin 101 2019 up 2.0% rising
183 Liberia 101 2019 unchanged flat
183 Mozambique 101 2019 down 1.9% rising
183 Niger 101 2019 up 4.1% rising
187 Cote d'Ivoire 100 2019 up 1.0% flat
187 Guinea 100 2019 up 2.0% flat
187 Sierra Leone 100 2019 up 2.0% rising
187 Togo 100 2019 up 1.0% flat
191 Central African Republic 99 2019 up 3.1% flat
192 Burkina Faso 98 2019 up 7.7% rising
193 Mali 97 2019 up 3.2% flat
194 Yemen 93 2019 unchanged flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 4,040 data points, 2000–2019
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