Prevalence of anemia among children in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Prevalence of anemia among children was 52.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Lower 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
The most recent figure for prevalence of anemia among children in Lower middle income is 52.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Lower middle income peaked at 65.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2019.
That places Lower middle income 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.6% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 58.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 52.9% | 57.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Lower middle income?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Lower middle income was 52.9% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.