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
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
190 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Countries
190
Median
27.1%
Mean
33.7%
25th pctl
19%
75th pctl
46.3%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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 | |
| BhutanBTN | 44.7% | 2019 | |
| NepalNPL | 44.6% | 2019 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 44.4% | 2019 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 44.1% | 2019 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 43.3% | 2019 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 43.1% | 2019 | |
| KenyaKEN | 42.8% | 2019 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 42.7% | 2019 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 41.9% | 2019 | |
| NauruNRU | 41.8% | 2019 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 41.4% | 2019 | |
| FijiFJI | 39.9% | 2019 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 39.5% | 2019 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 38.4% | 2019 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 38.1% | 2019 | |
| RwandaRWA | 37.9% | 2019 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 37.8% | 2019 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 37.8% | 2019 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 37% | 2019 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 36.9% | 2019 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 36.7% | 2019 | |
| SamoaWSM | 35.5% | 2019 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 34.3% | 2019 | |
| TongaTON | 34% | 2019 | |
| PalauPLW | 33.5% | 2019 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 33.4% | 2019 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 33.1% | 2019 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 32.9% | 2019 | |
| JordanJOR | 32.7% | 2019 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 32.2% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 31.6% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 31% | 2019 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 30.9% | 2019 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 30.7% | 2019 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 30.6% | 2019 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 30.4% | 2019 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 30.4% | 2019 | |
| DominicaDMA | 29.8% | 2019 | |
| PeruPER | 29.6% | 2019 | |
| IraqIRQ | 29.4% | 2019 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 29.3% | 2019 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 27.9% | 2019 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 27.9% | 2019 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 27.8% | 2019 | |
| RomaniaROU | 27.1% | 2019 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 27% | 2019 | |
| LibyaLBY | 26.6% | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 26.5% | 2019 | |
| HondurasHND | 26.2% | 2019 | |
| SurinameSUR | 25.9% | 2019 | |
| UkraineUKR | 25.6% | 2019 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 25.1% | 2019 | |
| UruguayURY | 25.1% | 2019 | |
| ThailandTHA | 24.9% | 2019 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 24.8% | 2019 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 24.6% | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 24.6% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 24.6% | 2019 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 24.3% | 2019 | |
| OmanOMN | 24.3% | 2019 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 24.1% | 2019 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 23.7% | 2019 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 23.6% | 2019 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 23.6% | 2019 | |
| EcuadorECU | 23.5% | 2019 | |
| BahrainBHR | 23.4% | 2019 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 23% | 2019 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 22.9% | 2019 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 22.9% | 2019 | |
| LebanonLBN | 22.8% | 2019 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 22.5% | 2019 | |
| QatarQAT | 22.4% | 2019 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 22.2% | 2019 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 21.9% | 2019 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 21.9% | 2019 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 21.8% | 2019 | |
| MexicoMEX | 21.7% | 2019 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 21.7% | 2019 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 20.9% | 2019 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 20.4% | 2019 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 20.4% | 2019 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 20.4% | 2019 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 20.3% | 2019 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 20.2% | 2019 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 20.2% | 2019 | |
| ChileCHL | 20.1% | 2019 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 20% | 2019 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 20% | 2019 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 19.8% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 19.6% | 2019 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 19.5% | 2019 | |
| LatviaLVA | 19.4% | 2019 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 19% | 2019 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 19% | 2019 | |
| ChinaCHN | 18.8% | 2019 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 18.7% | 2019 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 18.2% | 2019 | |
| CubaCUB | 18.1% | 2019 | |
| HungaryHUN | 18.1% | 2019 | |
| EstoniaEST | 18% | 2019 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 17.9% | 2019 | |
| BelarusBLR | 17.8% | 2019 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 17.8% | 2019 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 17.4% | 2019 | |
| MaltaMLT | 17.4% | 2019 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 17.2% | 2019 | |
| GreeceGRC | 16.7% | 2019 | |
| JapanJPN | 16.7% | 2019 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16% | 2019 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 15.5% | 2019 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 15.5% | 2019 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 15.3% | 2019 | |
| GermanyDEU | 15.1% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 15% | 2019 | |
| ItalyITA | 14.9% | 2019 | |
| FranceFRA | 14.7% | 2019 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.7% | 2019 | |
| AustriaAUT | 14.6% | 2019 | |
| SpainESP | 14.6% | 2019 | |
| SwedenSWE | 14.6% | 2019 | |
| CyprusCYP | 14.5% | 2019 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 14.5% | 2019 | |
| IsraelISR | 14.3% | 2019 | |
| MonacoMCO | 14.3% | 2019 | |
| PortugalPRT | 14.3% | 2019 | |
| AndorraAND | 14.1% | 2019 | |
| IrelandIRL | 14.1% | 2019 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 14% | 2019 | |
| NorwayNOR | 13.5% | 2019 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 13.5% | 2019 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 13.5% | 2019 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 13.3% | 2019 | |
| CanadaCAN | 13.2% | 2019 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 12.8% | 2019 | |
| FinlandFIN | 11.8% | 2019 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 11.7% | 2019 | |
| BrazilBRA | 11.6% | 2019 | |
| IcelandISL | 11% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 9.8% | 2019 | |
| United StatesUSA | 6.1% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)