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 18 countries was 31.21 percent. The highest value was in Yemen: 79.5 percent and the lowest value was in Kuwait: 19.8 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Prevalence of anemia among children, 2019 Global rank Available data
Yemen 79.5 1 2000 - 2019
Djibouti 52 2 2000 - 2019
Algeria 34.3 3 2000 - 2019
Syria 32.9 4 2000 - 2019
Jordan 32.7 5 2000 - 2019
Egypt 32.2 6 2000 - 2019
Morocco 30.4 7 2000 - 2019
Tunisia 30.4 8 2000 - 2019
Iraq 29.4 9 2000 - 2019
Libya 26.6 10 2000 - 2019
Iran 26.5 11 2000 - 2019
Oman 24.3 12 2000 - 2019
Bahrain 23.4 13 2000 - 2019
Lebanon 22.8 14 2000 - 2019
Qatar 22.4 15 2000 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 21.8 16 2000 - 2019
UA Emirates 20.4 17 2000 - 2019
Kuwait 19.8 18 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. Yemen
2. Djibouti
3. Algeria
4. Syria
5. Jordan
6. Egypt
7. Morocco
8. Tunisia
9. Iraq
10. Libya
11. Iran
12. Oman
13. Bahrain
14. Lebanon
15. Qatar
16. Saudi Arabia
17. UA Emirates
18. Kuwait
79.50
52.00
34.30
32.90
32.70
32.20
30.40
30.40
29.40
26.60
26.50
24.30
23.40
22.80
22.40
21.80
20.40
19.80
0
19.9
39.8
59.6
79.5


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