Prevalence of anemia among children

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.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
190
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

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  1. Produced by

    World Health Organization

    Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)

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  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

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Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Afghanistan201944.90percent
Albania201930.90percent
Algeria201934.30percent
Andorra201914.10percent
Angola201962.40percent
Antigua and Barbuda201917.20percent
Argentina201919percent
Armenia201919.60percent
Australia201913.30percent
Austria201914.60percent

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