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 19 countries was 24.73 percent. The highest value was in Haiti: 60.1 percent and the lowest value was in Guatemala: 9.8 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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Countries Prevalence of anemia among children, 2019 Global rank Available data
Haiti 60.1 1 2000 - 2019
Bolivia 36.9 2 2000 - 2019
Peru 29.6 3 2000 - 2019
Paraguay 27.9 4 2000 - 2019
Venezuela 27.9 5 2000 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 27.8 6 2000 - 2019
Honduras 26.2 7 2000 - 2019
Uruguay 25.1 8 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 24.6 9 2000 - 2019
Ecuador 23.5 10 2000 - 2019
Colombia 22.2 11 2000 - 2019
Mexico 21.7 12 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 20.9 13 2000 - 2019
Chile 20.1 14 2000 - 2019
Argentina 19 15 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 19 16 2000 - 2019
Panama 16 17 2000 - 2019
Brazil 11.6 18 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 9.8 19 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. Haiti
2. Bolivia
3. Peru
4. Paraguay
5. Venezuela
6. Domin. Rep.
7. Honduras
8. Uruguay
9. El Salvador
10. Ecuador
11. Colombia
12. Mexico
13. Nicaragua
14. Chile
15. Argentina
16. Costa Rica
17. Panama
18. Brazil
19. Guatemala
60.10
36.90
29.60
27.90
27.90
27.80
26.20
25.10
24.60
23.50
22.20
21.70
20.90
20.10
19.00
19.00
16.00
11.60
9.80
0
15
30.1
45.1
60.1


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