Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS•nan•2000 → 2019•190 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
190
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2019
Latest
2019
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2019)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 15.1%
15.1% – 20.1%
20.1% – 24.3%
24.3% – 31%
31% – 43.3%
43.3% – 57.9%
> 57.9%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Countries
50
Median
59%
Mean
60.1%
25th pctl
51.8%
75th pctl
68.2%
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Compare trends
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Yemen, Rep.MaliBurkina Faso
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 79.5% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 79% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 76.6% | 2019 | |
| GuineaGIN | 73.8% | 2019 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 73.6% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 73.4% | 2019 | |
| TogoTGO | 72.4% | 2019 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 72.3% | 2019 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 72.2% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 72% | 2019 | |
| BeninBEN | 71% | 2019 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 68.9% | 2019 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 68.2% | 2019 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 68% | 2019 | |
| SenegalSEN | 67.9% | 2019 | |
| ChadTCD | 66.3% | 2019 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 65.5% | 2019 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 64.9% | 2019 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 64.3% | 2019 | |
| AngolaAGO | 62.4% | 2019 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 60.8% | 2019 | |
| South SudanSSD | 60.5% | 2019 | |
| HaitiHTI | 60.1% | 2019 | |
| GhanaGHA | 59.5% | 2019 | |
| CameroonCMR | 59.2% | 2019 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 58.8% | 2019 | |
| BurundiBDI | 58% | 2019 | |
| GabonGAB | 57.9% | 2019 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 56.1% | 2019 | |
| MalawiMWI | 55.1% | 2019 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 55.1% | 2019 | |
| ComorosCOM | 53.9% | 2019 | |
| IndiaIND | 53.4% | 2019 | |
| PakistanPAK | 53% | 2019 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 52.3% | 2019 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 52.1% | 2019 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 52% | 2019 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 51.8% | 2019 | |
| UgandaUGA | 51.7% | 2019 | |
| LesothoLSO | 51.4% | 2019 | |
| SudanSDN | 50.8% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 49.6% | 2019 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 49.5% | 2019 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 49.4% | 2019 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 49% | 2019 | |
| EritreaERI | 48.8% | 2019 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 46.7% | 2019 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.3% | 2019 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 46.1% | 2019 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 44.9% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)