Prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of anemia among children was 34.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 34.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga peaked at 34.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 74th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 34.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.1%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 34.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.8%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 71 Micronesia (country) 36.7% compare
- 72 Samoa 35.5% compare
- 73 Algeria 34.3% compare
- 75 Palau 33.5% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 33.4% compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 33.1% compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in Tonga was 34.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- Tonga ranks 74th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.