Prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of anemia among children was 61.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-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
In 2019, prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 61.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 72.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2019.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 71.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 64.7% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 1 Yemen 79.5% compare
- 2 Mali 79.0% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 76.6% compare
- 4 Guinea 73.8% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 73.6% compare
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 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 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 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 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Pre-demographic dividend was 61.0% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2019.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.