Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of anemia among children was 56.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 56.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in IDA total peaked at 66.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2019.
IDA total ranks 10th 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 60.1% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 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 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in IDA total?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in IDA total was 56.7% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2019.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.