Prevalence of anemia among children - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Anemia, percent of children ages 6-59 months, 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 184 countries was 33.56 percent. The highest value was in Yemen: 79.5 percent and the lowest value was in the USA: 6.1 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Health Organization
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Prevalence of anemia among children, 2019 Global rank Available data
Yemen 79.5 1 2000 - 2019
Mali 79 2 2000 - 2019
Burkina Faso 76.6 3 2000 - 2019
Guinea 73.8 4 2000 - 2019
C.A. Republic 73.6 5 2000 - 2019
Sierra Leone 73.4 6 2000 - 2019
Togo 72.4 7 2000 - 2019
Liberia 72.3 8 2000 - 2019
Ivory Coast 72.2 9 2000 - 2019
Niger 72 10 2000 - 2019
Benin 71 11 2000 - 2019
Nigeria 68.9 12 2000 - 2019
Mozambique 68.2 13 2000 - 2019
G.-Bissau 68 14 2000 - 2019
Senegal 67.9 15 2000 - 2019
Chad 66.3 16 2000 - 2019
Mauritania 65.5 17 2000 - 2019
DR Congo 64.9 18 2000 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 64.3 19 2000 - 2019
Angola 62.4 20 2000 - 2019
R. of Congo 60.8 21 2000 - 2019
Haiti 60.1 22 2000 - 2019
Ghana 59.5 23 2000 - 2019
Cameroon 59.2 24 2000 - 2019
S.T.&Principe 58.8 25 2000 - 2019
Burundi 58 26 2000 - 2019
Gabon 57.9 27 2000 - 2019
Tanzania 56.1 28 2000 - 2019
Malawi 55.1 29 2000 - 2019
Zambia 55.1 30 2000 - 2019
Comoros 53.9 31 2000 - 2019
India 53.4 32 2000 - 2019
Pakistan 53 33 2000 - 2019
Gambia 52.3 34 2000 - 2019
Ethiopia 52.1 35 2000 - 2019
Djibouti 52 36 2000 - 2019
Somalia 51.8 37 2000 - 2019
Uganda 51.7 38 2000 - 2019
Lesotho 51.4 39 2000 - 2019
Sudan 50.8 40 2000 - 2019
Burma 49.6 41 2000 - 2019
Madagascar 49.5 42 2000 - 2019
Kiribati 49.4 43 2000 - 2019
Cambodia 49 44 2000 - 2019
Eritrea 48.8 45 2000 - 2019
Papua N.G. 46.7 46 2000 - 2019
Namibia 46.1 47 2000 - 2019
Afghanistan 44.9 48 2000 - 2019
Bhutan 44.7 49 2000 - 2019
Nepal 44.6 50 2000 - 2019
South Africa 44.4 51 2000 - 2019
Cape Verde 44.1 52 2000 - 2019
Botswana 43.3 53 2000 - 2019
Bangladesh 43.1 54 2000 - 2019
Kenya 42.8 55 2000 - 2019
Swaziland 42.7 56 2000 - 2019
Tuvalu 41.9 57 2000 - 2019
Laos 41.4 58 2000 - 2019
Fiji 39.9 59 2000 - 2019
Indonesia 38.4 60 2000 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 38.1 61 2000 - 2019
Rwanda 37.9 62 2000 - 2019
Maldives 37.8 63 2000 - 2019
Zimbabwe 37.8 64 2000 - 2019
Tajikistan 37 65 2000 - 2019
Bolivia 36.9 66 2000 - 2019
Micronesia 36.7 67 2000 - 2019
Samoa 35.5 68 2000 - 2019
Algeria 34.3 69 2000 - 2019
Tonga 34 70 2000 - 2019
Palau 33.5 71 2000 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 33.4 72 2000 - 2019
Turkmenistan 33.1 73 2000 - 2019
Syria 32.9 74 2000 - 2019
Jordan 32.7 75 2000 - 2019
Egypt 32.2 76 2000 - 2019
North Korea 31.6 77 2000 - 2019
Vanuatu 31 78 2000 - 2019
Albania 30.9 79 2000 - 2019
Mauritius 30.7 80 2000 - 2019
Seychelles 30.6 81 2000 - 2019
Morocco 30.4 82 2000 - 2019
Tunisia 30.4 83 2000 - 2019
Dominica 29.8 84 2000 - 2019
Peru 29.6 85 2000 - 2019
Iraq 29.4 86 2000 - 2019
Guyana 29.3 87 2000 - 2019
Paraguay 27.9 88 2000 - 2019
Venezuela 27.9 89 2000 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 27.8 90 2000 - 2019
Romania 27.1 91 2000 - 2019
Moldova 27 92 2000 - 2019
Libya 26.6 93 2000 - 2019
Iran 26.5 94 2000 - 2019
Honduras 26.2 95 2000 - 2019
Suriname 25.9 96 2000 - 2019
Ukraine 25.6 97 2000 - 2019
Sri Lanka 25.1 98 2000 - 2019
Uruguay 25.1 99 2000 - 2019
Thailand 24.9 100 2000 - 2019
Azerbaijan 24.8 101 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 24.6 102 2000 - 2019
Georgia 24.6 103 2000 - 2019
Malaysia 24.6 104 2000 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 24.3 105 2000 - 2019
Oman 24.3 106 2000 - 2019
Bulgaria 24.1 107 2000 - 2019
Slovakia 23.7 108 2000 - 2019
Grenada 23.6 109 2000 - 2019
Jamaica 23.6 110 2000 - 2019
Ecuador 23.5 111 2000 - 2019
Bahrain 23.4 112 2000 - 2019
Kazakhstan 23 113 2000 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 22.9 114 2000 - 2019
Vietnam 22.9 115 2000 - 2019
Lebanon 22.8 116 2000 - 2019
Saint Lucia 22.5 117 2000 - 2019
Qatar 22.4 118 2000 - 2019
Colombia 22.2 119 2000 - 2019
Russia 21.9 120 2000 - 2019
Uzbekistan 21.9 121 2000 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 21.8 122 2000 - 2019
Mexico 21.7 123 2000 - 2019
Mongolia 21.7 124 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 20.9 125 2000 - 2019
North Macedonia 20.4 126 2000 - 2019
UA Emirates 20.4 127 2000 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 20.3 128 2000 - 2019
Belize 20.2 129 2000 - 2019
Croatia 20.2 130 2000 - 2019
Chile 20.1 131 2000 - 2019
Barbados 20 132 2000 - 2019
Brunei 20 133 2000 - 2019
Kuwait 19.8 134 2000 - 2019
Armenia 19.6 135 2000 - 2019
Serbia 19.5 136 2000 - 2019
Latvia 19.4 137 2000 - 2019
Argentina 19 138 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 19 139 2000 - 2019
China 18.8 140 2000 - 2019
Czechia 18.7 141 2000 - 2019
Slovenia 18.2 142 2000 - 2019
Hungary 18.1 143 2000 - 2019
Estonia 18 144 2000 - 2019
Bahamas 17.9 145 2000 - 2019
Belarus 17.8 146 2000 - 2019
Lithuania 17.8 147 2000 - 2019
Belgium 17.4 148 2000 - 2019
Malta 17.4 149 2000 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 17.2 150 2000 - 2019
Greece 16.7 151 2000 - 2019
Japan 16.7 152 2000 - 2019
Panama 16 153 2000 - 2019
Netherlands 15.5 154 2000 - 2019
UK 15.5 155 2000 - 2019
New Zealand 15.3 156 2000 - 2019
Germany 15.1 157 2000 - 2019
South Korea 15 158 2000 - 2019
Italy 14.9 159 2000 - 2019
France 14.7 160 2000 - 2019
Montenegro 14.7 161 2000 - 2019
Austria 14.6 162 2000 - 2019
Spain 14.6 163 2000 - 2019
Sweden 14.6 164 2000 - 2019
Cyprus 14.5 165 2000 - 2019
Denmark 14.5 166 2000 - 2019
Israel 14.3 167 2000 - 2019
Monaco 14.3 168 2000 - 2019
Portugal 14.3 169 2000 - 2019
Andorra 14.1 170 2000 - 2019
Ireland 14.1 171 2000 - 2019
Switzerland 14 172 2000 - 2019
Norway 13.5 173 2000 - 2019
Philippines 13.5 174 2000 - 2019
Singapore 13.5 175 2000 - 2019
Australia 13.3 176 2000 - 2019
Canada 13.2 177 2000 - 2019
San Marino 12.8 178 2000 - 2019
Finland 11.8 179 2000 - 2019
Luxembourg 11.7 180 2000 - 2019
Brazil 11.6 181 2000 - 2019
Iceland 11 182 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 9.8 183 2000 - 2019
USA 6.1 184 2000 - 2019


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Definition: 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.

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1. Yemen
2. Mali
3. Burkina Faso
4. Guinea
5. C.A. Republic
6. Sierra Leone
7. Togo
8. Liberia
9. Ivory Coast
10. Niger
11. Benin
12. Nigeria
13. Mozambique
14. G.-Bissau
15. Senegal
16. Chad
17. Mauritania
18. DR Congo
19. Eq. Guinea
20. Angola
21. R. of Congo
22. Haiti
23. Ghana
24. Cameroon
25. S.T.&Principe
26. Burundi
27. Gabon
28. Tanzania
29. Malawi
30. Zambia
31. Comoros
32. India
33. Pakistan
34. Gambia
35. Ethiopia
36. Djibouti
37. Somalia
38. Uganda
39. Lesotho
40. Sudan
41. Burma
42. Madagascar
43. Kiribati
44. Cambodia
45. Eritrea
46. Papua N.G.
47. Namibia
48. Afghanistan
49. Bhutan
50. Nepal
51. South Africa
52. Cape Verde
53. Botswana
54. Bangladesh
55. Kenya
56. Swaziland
57. Tuvalu
58. Laos
59. Fiji
60. Indonesia
61. Solomon Isl.
62. Rwanda
63. Maldives
64. Zimbabwe
65. Tajikistan
66. Bolivia
67. Micronesia
68. Samoa
69. Algeria
70. Tonga
71. Palau
72. Kyrgyzstan
73. Turkmenistan
74. Syria
75. Jordan
76. Egypt
77. North Korea
78. Vanuatu
79. Albania
80. Mauritius
81. Seychelles
82. Morocco
83. Tunisia
84. Dominica
85. Peru
86. Iraq
87. Guyana
88. Paraguay
89. Venezuela
90. Domin. Rep.
91. Romania
92. Moldova
93. Libya
94. Iran
95. Honduras
96. Suriname
97. Ukraine
98. Sri Lanka
99. Uruguay
100. Thailand
101. Azerbaijan
102. El Salvador
103. Georgia
104. Malaysia
105. Bosnia & Herz.
106. Oman
107. Bulgaria
108. Slovakia
109. Grenada
110. Jamaica
111. Ecuador
112. Bahrain
113. Kazakhstan
114. Tr.&Tobago
115. Vietnam
116. Lebanon
117. Saint Lucia
118. Qatar
119. Colombia
120. Russia
121. Uzbekistan
122. Saudi Arabia
123. Mexico
124. Mongolia
125. Nicaragua
126. North Macedonia
127. UA Emirates
128. St. Vincent & ...
129. Belize
130. Croatia
131. Chile
132. Barbados
133. Brunei
134. Kuwait
135. Armenia
136. Serbia
137. Latvia
138. Argentina
139. Costa Rica
140. China
141. Czechia
142. Slovenia
143. Hungary
144. Estonia
145. Bahamas
146. Belarus
147. Lithuania
148. Belgium
149. Malta
150. Ant.& Barb.
151. Greece
152. Japan
153. Panama
154. Netherlands
155. UK
156. New Zealand
157. Germany
158. South Korea
159. Italy
160. France
161. Montenegro
162. Austria
163. Spain
164. Sweden
165. Cyprus
166. Denmark
167. Israel
168. Monaco
169. Portugal
170. Andorra
171. Ireland
172. Switzerland
173. Norway
174. Philippines
175. Singapore
176. Australia
177. Canada
178. San Marino
179. Finland
180. Luxembourg
181. Brazil
182. Iceland
183. Guatemala
184. USA
79.50
79.00
76.60
73.80
73.60
73.40
72.40
72.30
72.20
72.00
71.00
68.90
68.20
68.00
67.90
66.30
65.50
64.90
64.30
62.40
60.80
60.10
59.50
59.20
58.80
58.00
57.90
56.10
55.10
55.10
53.90
53.40
53.00
52.30
52.10
52.00
51.80
51.70
51.40
50.80
49.60
49.50
49.40
49.00
48.80
46.70
46.10
44.90
44.70
44.60
44.40
44.10
43.30
43.10
42.80
42.70
41.90
41.40
39.90
38.40
38.10
37.90
37.80
37.80
37.00
36.90
36.70
35.50
34.30
34.00
33.50
33.40
33.10
32.90
32.70
32.20
31.60
31.00
30.90
30.70
30.60
30.40
30.40
29.80
29.60
29.40
29.30
27.90
27.90
27.80
27.10
27.00
26.60
26.50
26.20
25.90
25.60
25.10
25.10
24.90
24.80
24.60
24.60
24.60
24.30
24.30
24.10
23.70
23.60
23.60
23.50
23.40
23.00
22.90
22.90
22.80
22.50
22.40
22.20
21.90
21.90
21.80
21.70
21.70
20.90
20.40
20.40
20.30
20.20
20.20
20.10
20.00
20.00
19.80
19.60
19.50
19.40
19.00
19.00
18.80
18.70
18.20
18.10
18.00
17.90
17.80
17.80
17.40
17.40
17.20
16.70
16.70
16.00
15.50
15.50
15.30
15.10
15.00
14.90
14.70
14.70
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.50
14.50
14.30
14.30
14.30
14.10
14.10
14.00
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.30
13.20
12.80
11.80
11.70
11.60
11.00
9.80
6.10
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19.9
39.8
59.6
79.5


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