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 42 countries was 17.6 percent. The highest value was in Albania: 30.9 percent and the lowest value was in Iceland: 11 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
Albania 30.9 1 2000 - 2019
Romania 27.1 2 2000 - 2019
Moldova 27 3 2000 - 2019
Ukraine 25.6 4 2000 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 24.3 5 2000 - 2019
Bulgaria 24.1 6 2000 - 2019
Slovakia 23.7 7 2000 - 2019
Russia 21.9 8 2000 - 2019
North Macedonia 20.4 9 2000 - 2019
Croatia 20.2 10 2000 - 2019
Serbia 19.5 11 2000 - 2019
Latvia 19.4 12 2000 - 2019
Czechia 18.7 13 2000 - 2019
Slovenia 18.2 14 2000 - 2019
Hungary 18.1 15 2000 - 2019
Estonia 18 16 2000 - 2019
Belarus 17.8 17 2000 - 2019
Lithuania 17.8 18 2000 - 2019
Belgium 17.4 19 2000 - 2019
Malta 17.4 20 2000 - 2019
Greece 16.7 21 2000 - 2019
Netherlands 15.5 22 2000 - 2019
UK 15.5 23 2000 - 2019
Germany 15.1 24 2000 - 2019
Italy 14.9 25 2000 - 2019
France 14.7 26 2000 - 2019
Montenegro 14.7 27 2000 - 2019
Austria 14.6 28 2000 - 2019
Spain 14.6 29 2000 - 2019
Sweden 14.6 30 2000 - 2019
Cyprus 14.5 31 2000 - 2019
Denmark 14.5 32 2000 - 2019
Monaco 14.3 33 2000 - 2019
Portugal 14.3 34 2000 - 2019
Andorra 14.1 35 2000 - 2019
Ireland 14.1 36 2000 - 2019
Switzerland 14 37 2000 - 2019
Norway 13.5 38 2000 - 2019
San Marino 12.8 39 2000 - 2019
Finland 11.8 40 2000 - 2019
Luxembourg 11.7 41 2000 - 2019
Iceland 11 42 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. Albania
2. Romania
3. Moldova
4. Ukraine
5. Bosnia & Herz.
6. Bulgaria
7. Slovakia
8. Russia
9. North Macedonia
10. Croatia
11. Serbia
12. Latvia
13. Czechia
14. Slovenia
15. Hungary
16. Estonia
17. Belarus
18. Lithuania
19. Belgium
20. Malta
21. Greece
22. Netherlands
23. UK
24. Germany
25. Italy
26. France
27. Montenegro
28. Austria
29. Spain
30. Sweden
31. Cyprus
32. Denmark
33. Monaco
34. Portugal
35. Andorra
36. Ireland
37. Switzerland
38. Norway
39. San Marino
40. Finland
41. Luxembourg
42. Iceland
30.90
27.10
27.00
25.60
24.30
24.10
23.70
21.90
20.40
20.20
19.50
19.40
18.70
18.20
18.10
18.00
17.80
17.80
17.40
17.40
16.70
15.50
15.50
15.10
14.90
14.70
14.70
14.60
14.60
14.60
14.50
14.50
14.30
14.30
14.10
14.10
14.00
13.50
12.80
11.80
11.70
11.00
0
7.7
15.5
23.2
30.9


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