Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA only
IDA only: Prevalence of anemia among children was 56.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA only, 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 only recorded 56.2% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in IDA only peaked at 66.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2019.
IDA only ranks 11th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 58.7% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 56.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 8 Liberia 72.3% compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 72.2% compare
- 10 Niger 72.0% compare
- 11 Benin 71.0% compare
- 12 Nigeria 68.9% compare
- 13 Mozambique 68.2% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2881 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in IDA only?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA only was 56.2% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2019.
- How does IDA only rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.