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 12 countries was 34.61 percent. The highest value was in Kiribati: 49.4 percent and the lowest value was in Australia: 13.3 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
Kiribati 49.4 1 2000 - 2019
Papua N.G. 46.7 2 2000 - 2019
Tuvalu 41.9 3 2000 - 2019
Fiji 39.9 4 2000 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 38.1 5 2000 - 2019
Micronesia 36.7 6 2000 - 2019
Samoa 35.5 7 2000 - 2019
Tonga 34 8 2000 - 2019
Palau 33.5 9 2000 - 2019
Vanuatu 31 10 2000 - 2019
New Zealand 15.3 11 2000 - 2019
Australia 13.3 12 2000 - 2019



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. Kiribati
2. Papua N.G.
3. Tuvalu
4. Fiji
5. Solomon Isl.
6. Micronesia
7. Samoa
8. Tonga
9. Palau
10. Vanuatu
11. New Zealand
12. Australia
49.40
46.70
41.90
39.90
38.10
36.70
35.50
34.00
33.50
31.00
15.30
13.30
0
12.4
24.7
37.1
49.4


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