Prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Prevalence of anemia among children was 43.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 43.6% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income peaked at 53.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2018.
Low & middle income ranks 17th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 48.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 46.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 43.5% | 46.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 15 Senegal 67.9% compare
- 16 Chad 66.3% compare
- 17 Mauritania 65.5% compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.9% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 64.3% compare
- 20 Angola 62.4% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Low & middle income was 43.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2018.
- How does Low & middle income rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.