Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking - Africa
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 | Mali | 79.00 | 2019 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 76.60 | 2019 |
| 3 | Guinea | 73.80 | 2019 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 73.60 | 2019 |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 73.40 | 2019 |
| 6 | Togo | 72.40 | 2019 |
| 7 | Liberia | 72.30 | 2019 |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.20 | 2019 |
| 9 | Niger | 72.00 | 2019 |
| 10 | Benin | 71.00 | 2019 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 68.90 | 2019 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 68.20 | 2019 |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.00 | 2019 |
| 14 | Senegal | 67.90 | 2019 |
| 15 | Chad | 66.30 | 2019 |
| 16 | Mauritania | 65.50 | 2019 |
| 17 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 64.90 | 2019 |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.30 | 2019 |
| 19 | Angola | 62.40 | 2019 |
| 20 | Congo | 60.80 | 2019 |
| 21 | Ghana | 59.50 | 2019 |
| 22 | Cameroon | 59.20 | 2019 |
| 23 | São Tomé and Principe | 58.80 | 2019 |
| 24 | Burundi | 58.00 | 2019 |
| 25 | Gabon | 57.90 | 2019 |
| 26 | Tanzania | 56.10 | 2019 |
| 27 | Zambia | 55.10 | 2019 |
| 27 | Malawi | 55.10 | 2019 |
| 29 | Comoros | 53.90 | 2019 |
| 30 | The Gambia | 52.30 | 2019 |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 52.10 | 2019 |
| 32 | Djibouti | 52.00 | 2019 |
| 33 | Somalia | 51.80 | 2019 |
| 34 | Uganda | 51.70 | 2019 |
| 35 | Lesotho | 51.40 | 2019 |
| 36 | Sudan | 50.80 | 2019 |
| 37 | Madagascar | 49.50 | 2019 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 48.80 | 2019 |
| 39 | Namibia | 46.10 | 2019 |
| 40 | South Africa | 44.40 | 2019 |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 44.10 | 2019 |
| 42 | Botswana | 43.30 | 2019 |
| 43 | Kenya | 42.80 | 2019 |
| 44 | Eswatini | 42.70 | 2019 |
| 45 | Rwanda | 37.90 | 2019 |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 37.80 | 2019 |
| 47 | Algeria | 34.30 | 2019 |
| 48 | Egypt | 32.20 | 2019 |
| 49 | Mauritius | 30.70 | 2019 |
| 50 | Seychelles | 30.60 | 2019 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 30.40 | 2019 |
| 51 | Morocco | 30.40 | 2019 |
| 53 | Libya | 26.60 | 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
