Prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members
OECD members: Prevalence of anemia among children was 14.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 14.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2013.
That places OECD members 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.5873 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in OECD members was 14.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2013.
- How does OECD members rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- OECD members ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.