Prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Prevalence of anemia among children was 24.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 24.1% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States peaked at 30.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2019.
Caribbean Small States ranks 31st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.1% | 27.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Caribbean Small States was 24.1% in 2019, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2019.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.