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Children with anemia

Name: Children with anemia
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of children under 5, children, with, anemia

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•190 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

33.7% of children under 5

Median: 27.1% of children under 5

Countries Covered

190

with available data

Highest

Yemen

79.5% of children under 5

Lowest

United States of America

6.1% of children under 5

Top 5 Countries

1Yemen79.5% of children under 5

2Mali79.0% of children under 5

3Burkina Faso76.6% of children under 5

4Guinea73.8% of children under 5

5Central African Republic73.6% of children under 5

By Region

Africa47.4% of children under 5(9 countries)

Other40.2% of children under 5(112 countries)

Asia28.8% of children under 5(25 countries)

South America21.6% of children under 5(7 countries)

Europe16.9% of children under 5(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (6.1% of children under 5)High (79.5% of children under 5)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 33.7% of children under 5)

Africa (9)

Other (112)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Europe (31)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Yemen	79.5% of children under 5
2	Mali	79.0% of children under 5
3	Burkina Faso	76.6% of children under 5
4	Guinea	73.8% of children under 5
5	Central African Republic	73.6% of children under 5
6	Sierra Leone	73.4% of children under 5
7	Togo	72.4% of children under 5
8	Liberia	72.3% of children under 5
9	Cote d'Ivoire	72.2% of children under 5
10	Niger	72.0% of children under 5
11	Benin	71.0% of children under 5
12	Nigeria	68.9% of children under 5
13	Mozambique	68.2% of children under 5
14	Guinea-Bissau	68.0% of children under 5
15	Senegal	67.9% of children under 5
16	Chad	66.3% of children under 5
17	Mauritania	65.5% of children under 5
18	Democratic Republic of the Congo	64.9% of children under 5
19	Equatorial Guinea	64.3% of children under 5
20	Angola	62.4% of children under 5
21	Republic of the Congo	60.8% of children under 5
22	South Sudan	60.5% of children under 5
23	Haiti	60.1% of children under 5
24	Ghana	59.5% of children under 5
25	Cameroon	59.2% of children under 5
26	Sao Tome and Principe	58.8% of children under 5
27	Burundi	58.0% of children under 5
28	Gabon	57.9% of children under 5
29	United Republic of Tanzania	56.1% of children under 5
30	Malawi	55.1% of children under 5
31	Zambia	55.1% of children under 5
32	Comoros	53.9% of children under 5
33	India	53.4% of children under 5
34	Pakistan	53.0% of children under 5
35	Republic of The Gambia	52.3% of children under 5
36	Ethiopia	52.1% of children under 5
37	Djibouti	52.0% of children under 5
38	Somalia	51.8% of children under 5
39	Uganda	51.7% of children under 5
40	Lesotho	51.4% of children under 5
41	Sudan	50.8% of children under 5
42	Myanmar	49.6% of children under 5
43	Madagascar	49.5% of children under 5
44	Kiribati	49.4% of children under 5
45	Cambodia	49.0% of children under 5
46	Eritrea	48.8% of children under 5
47	Papua New Guinea	46.7% of children under 5
48	Timor-Leste	46.3% of children under 5
49	Namibia	46.1% of children under 5
50	Afghanistan	44.9% of children under 5
51	Bhutan	44.7% of children under 5
52	Nepal	44.6% of children under 5
53	South Africa	44.4% of children under 5
54	Cape Verde	44.1% of children under 5
55	Botswana	43.3% of children under 5
56	Bangladesh	43.1% of children under 5
57	Kenya	42.8% of children under 5
58	Eswatini	42.7% of children under 5
59	Tuvalu	41.9% of children under 5
60	Nauru	41.8% of children under 5
61	Lao People's Democratic Republic	41.4% of children under 5
62	Fiji	39.9% of children under 5
63	Marshall Islands	39.5% of children under 5
64	Indonesia	38.4% of children under 5
65	Solomon Islands	38.1% of children under 5
66	Rwanda	37.9% of children under 5
67	Maldives	37.8% of children under 5
68	Zimbabwe	37.8% of children under 5
69	Tajikistan	37.0% of children under 5
70	Bolivia	36.9% of children under 5
71	Micronesia, Federated States of	36.7% of children under 5
72	Samoa	35.5% of children under 5
73	Algeria	34.3% of children under 5
74	Tonga	34.0% of children under 5
75	Palau	33.5% of children under 5
76	Kyrgyzstan	33.4% of children under 5
77	Turkmenistan	33.1% of children under 5
78	Syrian Arab Republic	32.9% of children under 5
79	Jordan	32.7% of children under 5
80	Egypt	32.2% of children under 5
81	North Korea	31.6% of children under 5
82	Vanuatu	31.0% of children under 5
83	Albania	30.9% of children under 5
84	Mauritius	30.7% of children under 5
85	Seychelles	30.6% of children under 5
86	Morocco	30.4% of children under 5
87	Tunisia	30.4% of children under 5
88	Dominica	29.8% of children under 5
89	Peru	29.6% of children under 5
90	Iraq	29.4% of children under 5
91	Guyana	29.3% of children under 5
92	Paraguay	27.9% of children under 5
93	Venezuela	27.9% of children under 5
94	Dominican Republic	27.8% of children under 5
95	Romania	27.1% of children under 5
96	Moldova, Republic of	27.0% of children under 5
97	Libya	26.6% of children under 5
98	Islamic Republic of Iran	26.5% of children under 5
99	Honduras	26.2% of children under 5
100	Suriname	25.9% of children under 5
101	Ukraine	25.6% of children under 5
102	Sri Lanka	25.1% of children under 5
103	Uruguay	25.1% of children under 5
104	Thailand	24.9% of children under 5
105	Azerbaijan	24.8% of children under 5
106	El Salvador	24.6% of children under 5
107	Georgia	24.6% of children under 5
108	Malaysia	24.6% of children under 5
109	Oman	24.3% of children under 5
110	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24.3% of children under 5
111	Bulgaria	24.1% of children under 5
112	Slovakia	23.7% of children under 5
113	Grenada	23.6% of children under 5
114	Jamaica	23.6% of children under 5
115	Ecuador	23.5% of children under 5
116	Bahrain	23.4% of children under 5
117	Kazakhstan	23.0% of children under 5
118	Vietnam	22.9% of children under 5
119	Trinidad and Tobago	22.9% of children under 5
120	Lebanon	22.8% of children under 5
121	Saint Lucia	22.5% of children under 5
122	Qatar	22.4% of children under 5
123	Colombia	22.2% of children under 5
124	Russian Federation	21.9% of children under 5
125	Uzbekistan	21.9% of children under 5
126	Saudi Arabia	21.8% of children under 5
127	Mexico	21.7% of children under 5
128	Mongolia	21.7% of children under 5
129	Nicaragua	20.9% of children under 5
130	Saint Kitts and Nevis	20.4% of children under 5
131	United Arab Emirates	20.4% of children under 5
132	The Republic of North Macedonia	20.4% of children under 5
133	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	20.3% of children under 5
134	Croatia	20.2% of children under 5
135	Belize	20.2% of children under 5
136	Chile	20.1% of children under 5
137	Barbados	20.0% of children under 5
138	Brunei Darussalam	20.0% of children under 5
139	Kuwait	19.8% of children under 5
140	Armenia	19.6% of children under 5
141	Serbia	19.5% of children under 5
142	Latvia	19.4% of children under 5
143	Costa Rica	19.0% of children under 5
144	Argentina	19.0% of children under 5
145	People's Republic of China	18.8% of children under 5
146	Czech Republic	18.7% of children under 5
147	Slovenia	18.2% of children under 5
148	Cuba	18.1% of children under 5
149	Hungary	18.1% of children under 5
150	Estonia	18.0% of children under 5
151	Bahamas	17.9% of children under 5
152	Belarus	17.8% of children under 5
153	Lithuania	17.8% of children under 5
154	Malta	17.4% of children under 5
155	Belgium	17.4% of children under 5
156	Antigua and Barbuda	17.2% of children under 5
157	Greece	16.7% of children under 5
158	Japan	16.7% of children under 5
159	Panama	16.0% of children under 5
160	Netherlands	15.5% of children under 5
161	United Kingdom	15.5% of children under 5
162	New Zealand	15.3% of children under 5
163	Germany	15.1% of children under 5
164	South Korea	15.0% of children under 5
165	Italy	14.9% of children under 5
166	France	14.7% of children under 5
167	Montenegro	14.7% of children under 5
168	Spain	14.6% of children under 5
169	Sweden	14.6% of children under 5
170	Austria	14.6% of children under 5
171	Cyprus	14.5% of children under 5
172	Denmark	14.5% of children under 5
173	Israel	14.3% of children under 5
174	Monaco	14.3% of children under 5
175	Portugal	14.3% of children under 5
176	Ireland	14.1% of children under 5
177	Andorra	14.1% of children under 5
178	Switzerland	14.0% of children under 5
179	Norway	13.5% of children under 5
180	Philippines	13.5% of children under 5
181	Singapore	13.5% of children under 5
182	Australia	13.3% of children under 5
183	Canada	13.2% of children under 5
184	San Marino	12.8% of children under 5
185	Finland	11.8% of children under 5
186	Luxembourg	11.7% of children under 5
187	Brazil	11.6% of children under 5
188	Iceland	11.0% of children under 5
189	Guatemala	9.8% of children under 5
190	United States of America	6.1% of children under 5

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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