Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend
IDA blend: Prevalence of anemia among children was 57.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 57.7% 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 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend peaked at 67.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2019.
That places IDA blend 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 62.4% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 57.7% | 61.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 5 Central African Republic 73.6% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 73.4% compare
- 7 Togo 72.4% compare
- 8 Liberia 72.3% compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 72.2% compare
- 10 Niger 72.0% compare
- 11 Benin 71.0% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.7592 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA blend was 57.7% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2019.
- How does IDA blend rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- IDA blend ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.