Prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of anemia among children was 12.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 12.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 12.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2009.
That places Post-demographic dividend 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 42 Myanmar 49.6% compare
- 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
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Post-demographic dividend was 12.6% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.