Fragile and conflict affected situations - Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 59.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 67.41 in 2000, while its lowest value was 59.33 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 67.41
2001 66.60
2002 65.84
2003 65.12
2004 64.40
2005 63.70
2006 63.07
2007 62.41
2008 61.75
2009 61.22
2010 60.77
2011 60.44
2012 60.20
2013 60.07
2014 59.97
2015 59.93
2016 59.86
2017 59.74
2018 59.55
2019 59.33

Limitations and Exceptions: Data for blood haemoglobin concentrations are still limited, compared to other nutritional indicators such as hild anthropometry. As a result, the estimates may not capture the full variation across countries and regions.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on anemia are compiled by the WHO, and a statistical model was used to estimate trends. WHO’s hemoglobin threshold concentration in blood was used.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Anemia is defined as a low blood haemoglobin concentration. Anaemia may result from a number of causes, with the most significant contributor being iron deficiency. Anaemia resulting from iron deficiency adversely affects cognitive and motor development a

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition