Prevalence of anemia among children in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of anemia among children was 58.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Low 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 income recorded 58.9% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Low income peaked at 69.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2019.
Low income ranks 7th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.6% | — |
| 2001 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 61.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 58.9% | 60.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 4 Guinea 73.8% compare
- 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
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Low income?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Low income was 58.9% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2019.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Low income ranks 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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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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.