Prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area
Euro area: Prevalence of anemia among children was 15.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area, 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 Euro area stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area peaked at 15.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2003.
That places Euro area 42nd out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
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More health data for Euro area
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.1709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0309 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 -0.1844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Euro area was 15.4% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2003.
- How does Euro area rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Euro area ranks 42nd out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.