Prevalence of anemia among children in Grenada
Grenada: Prevalence of anemia among children was 23.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among children in Grenada, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 23.6% 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 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Grenada peaked at 24.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2016.
That places Grenada 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 23.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.1%, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 23.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More health data for Grenada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,727 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.69 % 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 0.0283 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % 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 Grenada?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Grenada was 23.6% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2016.
- How does Grenada rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Grenada ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada 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.