Prevalence of anemia among children in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of anemia among children was 60.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Congo, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of anemia among children in Congo stood at 60.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Congo peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2019.
That places Congo 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -1.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 60.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 60.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 65.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 60.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.9% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 64.3% compare
- 20 Angola 62.4% compare
- 22 South Sudan 60.5% compare
- 23 Haiti 60.1% compare
- 24 Ghana 59.5% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Congo?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Congo was 60.8% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.