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 21 countries was 22.07 percent. The highest value was in Haiti: 60.1 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
Haiti 60.1 1 2000 - 2019
Dominica 29.8 2 2000 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 27.8 3 2000 - 2019
Honduras 26.2 4 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 24.6 5 2000 - 2019
Grenada 23.6 6 2000 - 2019
Jamaica 23.6 7 2000 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 22.9 8 2000 - 2019
Saint Lucia 22.5 9 2000 - 2019
Mexico 21.7 10 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 20.9 11 2000 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 20.3 12 2000 - 2019
Belize 20.2 13 2000 - 2019
Barbados 20 14 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 19 15 2000 - 2019
Bahamas 17.9 16 2000 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 17.2 17 2000 - 2019
Panama 16 18 2000 - 2019
Canada 13.2 19 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 9.8 20 2000 - 2019
USA 6.1 21 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. Dominica
3. Domin. Rep.
4. Honduras
5. El Salvador
6. Grenada
7. Jamaica
8. Tr.&Tobago
9. Saint Lucia
10. Mexico
11. Nicaragua
12. St. Vincent & ...
13. Belize
14. Barbados
15. Costa Rica
16. Bahamas
17. Ant.& Barb.
18. Panama
19. Canada
20. Guatemala
21. USA
60.10
29.80
27.80
26.20
24.60
23.60
23.60
22.90
22.50
21.70
20.90
20.30
20.20
20.00
19.00
17.90
17.20
16.00
13.20
9.80
6.10
0
15
30.1
45.1
60.1


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