Prevalence of anemia among children in World
World: Prevalence of anemia among children was 40.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of anemia among children in World, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
World recorded 40.5% for prevalence of anemia among children in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia among children in World peaked at 48.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2018.
That places World 22nd out of 46 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anemia among children in World, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.0% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 42.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia among children in World?
- Prevalence of anemia among children in World was 40.5% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia among children recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2018.
- How does World rank for prevalence of anemia among children?
- World ranks 22nd out of 46 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia among children rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.