Prevalence of anemia among children in Dominica
Dominica: Prevalence of anemia among children was 29.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among children in Dominica, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 29.8% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Dominica peaked at 29.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2003.
That places Dominica 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 29.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.1%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 29.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
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More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % 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 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % 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 Dominica?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Dominica was 29.8% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2003.
- How does Dominica rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Dominica ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.