Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking
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).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 79.50 | 2019 |
| 2 | Mali | 79.00 | 2019 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 76.60 | 2019 |
| 4 | Guinea | 73.80 | 2019 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 73.60 | 2019 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 73.40 | 2019 |
| 7 | Togo | 72.40 | 2019 |
| 8 | Liberia | 72.30 | 2019 |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.20 | 2019 |
| 10 | Niger | 72.00 | 2019 |
| 11 | Benin | 71.00 | 2019 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 68.90 | 2019 |
| 13 | Mozambique | 68.20 | 2019 |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.00 | 2019 |
| 15 | Senegal | 67.90 | 2019 |
| 16 | Chad | 66.30 | 2019 |
| 17 | Mauritania | 65.50 | 2019 |
| 18 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 64.90 | 2019 |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.30 | 2019 |
| 20 | Angola | 62.40 | 2019 |
| 21 | Congo | 60.80 | 2019 |
| 22 | Haiti | 60.10 | 2019 |
| 23 | Ghana | 59.50 | 2019 |
| 24 | Cameroon | 59.20 | 2019 |
| 25 | São Tomé and Principe | 58.80 | 2019 |
| 26 | Burundi | 58.00 | 2019 |
| 27 | Gabon | 57.90 | 2019 |
| 28 | Tanzania | 56.10 | 2019 |
| 29 | Zambia | 55.10 | 2019 |
| 29 | Malawi | 55.10 | 2019 |
| 31 | Comoros | 53.90 | 2019 |
| 32 | India | 53.40 | 2019 |
| 33 | Pakistan | 53.00 | 2019 |
| 34 | The Gambia | 52.30 | 2019 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 52.10 | 2019 |
| 36 | Djibouti | 52.00 | 2019 |
| 37 | Somalia | 51.80 | 2019 |
| 38 | Uganda | 51.70 | 2019 |
| 39 | Lesotho | 51.40 | 2019 |
| 40 | Sudan | 50.80 | 2019 |
| 41 | Myanmar | 49.60 | 2019 |
| 42 | Madagascar | 49.50 | 2019 |
| 43 | Kiribati | 49.40 | 2019 |
| 44 | Cambodia | 49.00 | 2019 |
| 45 | Eritrea | 48.80 | 2019 |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 46.70 | 2019 |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 46.30 | 2019 |
| 48 | Namibia | 46.10 | 2019 |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 44.90 | 2019 |
| 50 | Bhutan | 44.70 | 2019 |
| 51 | Nepal | 44.60 | 2019 |
| 52 | South Africa | 44.40 | 2019 |
| 53 | Cabo Verde | 44.10 | 2019 |
| 54 | Botswana | 43.30 | 2019 |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 43.10 | 2019 |
| 56 | Kenya | 42.80 | 2019 |
| 57 | Eswatini | 42.70 | 2019 |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 41.90 | 2019 |
| 59 | Nauru | 41.80 | 2019 |
| 60 | Lao PDR | 41.40 | 2019 |
| 61 | Fiji | 39.90 | 2019 |
| 62 | Indonesia | 38.40 | 2019 |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 38.10 | 2019 |
| 64 | Rwanda | 37.90 | 2019 |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 37.80 | 2019 |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 37.00 | 2019 |
| 67 | Bolivia | 36.90 | 2019 |
| 68 | Samoa | 35.50 | 2019 |
| 69 | Algeria | 34.30 | 2019 |
| 70 | Tonga | 34.00 | 2019 |
| 71 | Palau | 33.50 | 2019 |
| 72 | Kyrgyz Republic | 33.40 | 2019 |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 33.10 | 2019 |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.90 | 2019 |
| 75 | Jordan | 32.70 | 2019 |
| 76 | Egypt | 32.20 | 2019 |
| 77 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 31.60 | 2019 |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 31.00 | 2019 |
| 79 | Albania | 30.90 | 2019 |
| 80 | Mauritius | 30.70 | 2019 |
| 81 | Seychelles | 30.60 | 2019 |
| 82 | Tunisia | 30.40 | 2019 |
| 82 | Morocco | 30.40 | 2019 |
| 84 | Dominica | 29.80 | 2019 |
| 85 | Peru | 29.60 | 2019 |
| 86 | Iraq | 29.40 | 2019 |
| 87 | Guyana | 29.30 | 2019 |
| 88 | Venezuela | 27.90 | 2019 |
| 88 | Paraguay | 27.90 | 2019 |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 27.80 | 2019 |
| 91 | Romania | 27.10 | 2019 |
| 92 | Moldova | 27.00 | 2019 |
| 93 | Libya | 26.60 | 2019 |
| 94 | Iran | 26.50 | 2019 |
| 95 | Honduras | 26.20 | 2019 |
| 96 | Suriname | 25.90 | 2019 |
| 97 | Ukraine | 25.60 | 2019 |
| 98 | Uruguay | 25.10 | 2019 |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 25.10 | 2019 |
| 100 | Thailand | 24.90 | 2019 |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 24.80 | 2019 |
| 102 | El Salvador | 24.60 | 2019 |
| 102 | Georgia | 24.60 | 2019 |
| 102 | Malaysia | 24.60 | 2019 |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.30 | 2019 |
| 105 | Oman | 24.30 | 2019 |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 24.10 | 2019 |
| 108 | Slovak Republic | 23.70 | 2019 |
| 109 | Jamaica | 23.60 | 2019 |
| 109 | Grenada | 23.60 | 2019 |
| 111 | Ecuador | 23.50 | 2019 |
| 112 | Bahrain | 23.40 | 2019 |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 23.00 | 2019 |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.90 | 2019 |
| 114 | Vietnam | 22.90 | 2019 |
| 116 | Lebanon | 22.80 | 2019 |
| 117 | St. Lucia | 22.50 | 2019 |
| 118 | Qatar | 22.40 | 2019 |
| 119 | Colombia | 22.20 | 2019 |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 21.90 | 2019 |
| 120 | Russia | 21.90 | 2019 |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 21.80 | 2019 |
| 123 | Mexico | 21.70 | 2019 |
| 123 | Mongolia | 21.70 | 2019 |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 20.90 | 2019 |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 20.40 | 2019 |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 20.40 | 2019 |
| 126 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 20.40 | 2019 |
| 129 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.30 | 2019 |
| 130 | Belize | 20.20 | 2019 |
| 130 | Croatia | 20.20 | 2019 |
| 132 | Chile | 20.10 | 2019 |
| 133 | Barbados | 20.00 | 2019 |
| 133 | Brunei | 20.00 | 2019 |
| 135 | Kuwait | 19.80 | 2019 |
| 136 | Armenia | 19.60 | 2019 |
| 137 | Serbia | 19.50 | 2019 |
| 138 | Latvia | 19.40 | 2019 |
| 139 | Argentina | 19.00 | 2019 |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 19.00 | 2019 |
| 141 | China | 18.80 | 2019 |
| 142 | Czech Republic | 18.70 | 2019 |
| 143 | Slovenia | 18.20 | 2019 |
| 144 | Hungary | 18.10 | 2019 |
| 144 | Cuba | 18.10 | 2019 |
| 146 | Estonia | 18.00 | 2019 |
| 147 | The Bahamas | 17.90 | 2019 |
| 148 | Lithuania | 17.80 | 2019 |
| 148 | Belarus | 17.80 | 2019 |
| 150 | Belgium | 17.40 | 2019 |
| 150 | Malta | 17.40 | 2019 |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.20 | 2019 |
| 153 | Japan | 16.70 | 2019 |
| 153 | Greece | 16.70 | 2019 |
| 155 | Panama | 16.00 | 2019 |
| 156 | United Kingdom | 15.50 | 2019 |
| 156 | Netherlands | 15.50 | 2019 |
| 158 | New Zealand | 15.30 | 2019 |
| 159 | Germany | 15.10 | 2019 |
| 160 | Korea | 15.00 | 2019 |
| 161 | Italy | 14.90 | 2019 |
| 162 | Montenegro | 14.70 | 2019 |
| 162 | France | 14.70 | 2019 |
| 164 | Spain | 14.60 | 2019 |
| 164 | Austria | 14.60 | 2019 |
| 164 | Sweden | 14.60 | 2019 |
| 167 | Denmark | 14.50 | 2019 |
| 167 | Cyprus | 14.50 | 2019 |
| 169 | Israel | 14.30 | 2019 |
| 169 | Monaco | 14.30 | 2019 |
| 169 | Portugal | 14.30 | 2019 |
| 172 | Andorra | 14.10 | 2019 |
| 172 | Ireland | 14.10 | 2019 |
| 174 | Switzerland | 14.00 | 2019 |
| 175 | Philippines | 13.50 | 2019 |
| 175 | Norway | 13.50 | 2019 |
| 175 | Singapore | 13.50 | 2019 |
| 178 | Australia | 13.30 | 2019 |
| 179 | Canada | 13.20 | 2019 |
| 180 | San Marino | 12.80 | 2019 |
| 181 | Finland | 11.80 | 2019 |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 11.70 | 2019 |
| 183 | Brazil | 11.60 | 2019 |
| 184 | Iceland | 11.00 | 2019 |
| 185 | Guatemala | 9.80 | 2019 |
| 186 | United States | 6.10 | 2019 |
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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
