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Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
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Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
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.
World Bank code: SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS
• Data available for 190 countries • Latest year: 2019
In ,
Yemen, Rep.
led Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) at 79.50.
The world median across 190 reporting countries was
27.05.
What this measures:
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.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2019
Reporting
190 countries
Median
27.05
Mean
33.69
25th percentile
19.00
75th percentile
46.10
Range
6.10 – 79.50
World at a Glance — 2019
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2019
#
Country
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
1
Yemen, Rep.Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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