Prevalence of anemia among children in European Union
European Union: Prevalence of anemia among children was 16.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among children in European Union, 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 European Union stood at 16.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in European Union peaked at 16.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2008.
European Union ranks 41st of 46 groups on this measure, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
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More health data for European Union
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0318 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 -0.3683 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0304 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 -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.6156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in European Union?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in European Union was 16.1% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2008.
- How does European Union rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- European Union ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.