Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) was 37.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of anemia among children in Pacific island small states, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 37.8% 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Pacific island small states peaked at 41.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2019.
Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.8% | 40.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.5092 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0428 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0536 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Pacific island small states was 37.8% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2019.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Pacific island small states ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.