Prevalence of anemia among children in North America
North America: Prevalence of anemia among children was 6.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among children in North America, 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 North America stood at 6.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in North America peaked at 6.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2006.
North America ranks 46th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of anemia among children in North America, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 43 Madagascar 49.5% compare
- 44 Kiribati 49.4% compare
- 45 Cambodia 49.0% compare
- 46 Eritrea 48.8% compare
- 47 Papua New Guinea 46.7% compare
- 48 East Timor 46.3% compare
- 49 Namibia 46.1% compare
More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in North America?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in North America was 6.7% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2006.
- How does North America rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- North America ranks 46th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.