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 47 countries was 57.79 percent. The highest value was in Mali: 79 percent and the lowest value was in the Seychelles: 30.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 79 | 1 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.6 | 2 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Guinea | 73.8 | 3 | 2000 - 2019 |
| C.A. Republic | 73.6 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sierra Leone | 73.4 | 5 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Togo | 72.4 | 6 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Liberia | 72.3 | 7 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ivory Coast | 72.2 | 8 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Niger | 72 | 9 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Benin | 71 | 10 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Nigeria | 68.9 | 11 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mozambique | 68.2 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
| G.-Bissau | 68 | 13 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Senegal | 67.9 | 14 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Chad | 66.3 | 15 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mauritania | 65.5 | 16 | 2000 - 2019 |
| DR Congo | 64.9 | 17 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Eq. Guinea | 64.3 | 18 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Angola | 62.4 | 19 | 2000 - 2019 |
| R. of Congo | 60.8 | 20 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ghana | 59.5 | 21 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cameroon | 59.2 | 22 | 2000 - 2019 |
| S.T.&Principe | 58.8 | 23 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Burundi | 58 | 24 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Gabon | 57.9 | 25 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Tanzania | 56.1 | 26 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Malawi | 55.1 | 27 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Zambia | 55.1 | 28 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Comoros | 53.9 | 29 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Gambia | 52.3 | 30 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 52.1 | 31 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Somalia | 51.8 | 32 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Uganda | 51.7 | 33 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Lesotho | 51.4 | 34 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sudan | 50.8 | 35 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Madagascar | 49.5 | 36 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Eritrea | 48.8 | 37 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Namibia | 46.1 | 38 | 2000 - 2019 |
| South Africa | 44.4 | 39 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cape Verde | 44.1 | 40 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Botswana | 43.3 | 41 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kenya | 42.8 | 42 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Swaziland | 42.7 | 43 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Rwanda | 37.9 | 44 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 37.8 | 45 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mauritius | 30.7 | 46 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Seychelles | 30.6 | 47 | 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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