Prevalence of anemia among children in Egypt
Egypt: Prevalence of anemia among children was 32.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Egypt, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 32.2% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Egypt peaked at 40.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2019.
That places Egypt 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | -0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.9%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.0%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 38.4% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Egypt was 32.2% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.