Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece
Greece: Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months was 16.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
158th
of 191 countries
All-time high
16.7%
in 2019
All-time low
13.3%
in 2003
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece stood at 16.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece peaked at 16.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2003.
Greece ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 16.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.8%, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 155 Belgium 17.4% compare
- 155 Malta 17.4% compare
- 157 Antigua and Barbuda 17.2% compare
- 158 Japan 16.7% compare
- 160 Panama 16.0% compare
- 161 Netherlands 15.5% compare
- 161 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.5% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece?
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in Greece was 16.7% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months?
- Greece ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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