Prevalence of anemia among children in Nauru
Nauru: Prevalence of anemia among children was 41.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Nauru, 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 Nauru stood at 41.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Nauru peaked at 47.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2019.
Nauru ranks 60th of 190 countries 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 41.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 41.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.8%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 44.0% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 41.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
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More health data for Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,118 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Nauru?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Nauru was 41.8% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2019.
- How does Nauru rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Nauru ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.