Prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of anemia among children was 73.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea is 73.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea peaked at 80.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2019.
Guinea ranks 4th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.9% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 73.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.9%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 73.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.4%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 76.3% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 73.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 1 Yemen 79.5% compare
- 2 Mali 79.0% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 76.6% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 73.6% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 73.4% compare
- 7 Togo 72.4% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Guinea was 73.8% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2019.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Guinea ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.