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Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)

% · higher is better · 190 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019
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  1. 1Yemen, Rep.79.5%
  2. 2Mali79%
  3. 3Burkina Faso76.6%
  4. 4Guinea73.8%
  5. 5Central African Republic73.6%
  6. 6Sierra Leone73.4%
  7. 7Togo72.4%
  8. 8Liberia72.3%
  9. 9Cote d'Ivoire72.2%
  10. 10Niger72%
  11. 11Benin71%
  12. 12Nigeria68.9%
  13. 13Mozambique68.2%
  14. 14Guinea-Bissau68%
  15. 15Senegal67.9%
  16. 16Chad66.3%
  17. 17Mauritania65.5%
  18. 18Congo, Dem. Rep.64.9%
  19. 19Equatorial Guinea64.3%
  20. 20Angola62.4%
  21. 21Congo, Rep.60.8%
  22. 22South Sudan60.5%
  23. 23Haiti60.1%
  24. 24Ghana59.5%
  25. 25Cameroon59.2%
  26. 26Sao Tome and Principe58.8%
  27. 27Burundi58%
  28. 28Gabon57.9%
  29. 29Tanzania56.1%
  30. 30Zambia55.1%
  31. 30Malawi55.1%
  32. 31Comoros53.9%
  33. 32India53.4%
  34. 33Pakistan53%
  35. 34Gambia, The52.3%
  36. 35Ethiopia52.1%
  37. 36Djibouti52%
  38. 37Somalia, Fed. Rep.51.8%
  39. 38Uganda51.7%
  40. 39Lesotho51.4%
  41. 40Sudan50.8%
  42. 41Myanmar49.6%
  43. 42Madagascar49.5%
  44. 43Kiribati49.4%
  45. 44Cambodia49%
  46. 45Eritrea48.8%
  47. 46Papua New Guinea46.7%
  48. 47Timor-Leste46.3%
  49. 48Namibia46.1%
  50. 49Afghanistan44.9%
  51. 50Bhutan44.7%
  52. 51Nepal44.6%
  53. 52South Africa44.4%
  54. 53Cabo Verde44.1%
  55. 54Botswana43.3%
  56. 55Bangladesh43.1%
  57. 56Kenya42.8%
  58. 57Eswatini42.7%
  59. 58Tuvalu41.9%
  60. 59Naoero41.8%
  61. 60Lao PDR41.4%
  62. 61Fiji39.9%
  63. 62Marshall Islands39.5%
  64. 63Indonesia38.4%
  65. 64Solomon Islands38.1%
  66. 65Rwanda37.9%
  67. 66Zimbabwe37.8%
  68. 66Maldives37.8%
  69. 67Tajikistan37%
  70. 68Bolivia36.9%
  71. 69Micronesia, Fed. Sts.36.7%
  72. 70Samoa35.5%
  73. 71Algeria34.3%
  74. 72Tonga34%
  75. 73Palau33.5%
  76. 74Kyrgyz Republic33.4%
  77. 75Turkmenistan33.1%
  78. 76Syrian Arab Republic32.9%
  79. 77Jordan32.7%
  80. 78Egypt, Arab Rep.32.2%
  81. 79Korea, Dem. People's Rep.31.6%
  82. 80Vanuatu31%
  83. 81Albania30.9%
  84. 82Mauritius30.7%
  85. 83Seychelles30.6%
  86. 84Morocco30.4%
  87. 84Tunisia30.4%
  88. 85Dominica29.8%
  89. 86Peru29.6%
  90. 87Iraq29.4%
  91. 88Guyana29.3%
  92. 89Paraguay27.9%
  93. 89Venezuela, RB27.9%
  94. 90Dominican Republic27.8%
  95. 91Romania27.1%
  96. 92Moldova27%
  97. 93Libya26.6%
  98. 94Iran, Islamic Rep.26.5%
  99. 95Honduras26.2%
  100. 96Suriname25.9%
  101. 97Ukraine25.6%
  102. 98Sri Lanka25.1%
  103. 98Uruguay25.1%
  104. 99Thailand24.9%
  105. 100Azerbaijan24.8%
  106. 101El Salvador24.6%
  107. 101Georgia24.6%
  108. 101Malaysia24.6%
  109. 102Oman24.3%
  110. 102Bosnia and Herzegovina24.3%
  111. 103Bulgaria24.1%
  112. 104Slovak Republic23.7%
  113. 105Grenada23.6%
  114. 105Jamaica23.6%
  115. 106Ecuador23.5%
  116. 107Bahrain23.4%
  117. 108Kazakhstan23%
  118. 109Viet Nam22.9%
  119. 109Trinidad and Tobago22.9%
  120. 110Lebanon22.8%
  121. 111St. Lucia22.5%
  122. 112Qatar22.4%
  123. 113Colombia22.2%
  124. 114Russian Federation21.9%
  125. 114Uzbekistan21.9%
  126. 115Saudi Arabia21.8%
  127. 116Mexico21.7%
  128. 116Mongolia21.7%
  129. 117Nicaragua20.9%
  130. 118United Arab Emirates20.4%
  131. 118North Macedonia20.4%
  132. 118St. Kitts and Nevis20.4%
  133. 119St. Vincent and the Grenadines20.3%
  134. 120Belize20.2%
  135. 120Croatia20.2%
  136. 121Chile20.1%
  137. 122Barbados20%
  138. 122Brunei Darussalam20%
  139. 123Kuwait19.8%
  140. 124Armenia19.6%
  141. 125Serbia19.5%
  142. 126Latvia19.4%
  143. 127Argentina19%
  144. 127Costa Rica19%
  145. 128China18.8%
  146. 129Czechia18.7%
  147. 130Slovenia18.2%
  148. 131Hungary18.1%
  149. 131Cuba18.1%
  150. 132Estonia18%
  151. 133Bahamas, The17.9%
  152. 134Belarus17.8%
  153. 134Lithuania17.8%
  154. 135Belgium17.4%
  155. 135Malta17.4%
  156. 136Antigua and Barbuda17.2%
  157. 137Greece16.7%
  158. 137Japan16.7%
  159. 138Panama16%
  160. 139United Kingdom15.5%
  161. 139Netherlands15.5%
  162. 140New Zealand15.3%
  163. 141Germany15.1%
  164. 142Korea, Rep.15%
  165. 143Italy14.9%
  166. 144France14.7%
  167. 144Montenegro14.7%
  168. 145Spain14.6%
  169. 145Sweden14.6%
  170. 145Austria14.6%
  171. 146Cyprus14.5%
  172. 146Denmark14.5%
  173. 147Israel14.3%
  174. 147Portugal14.3%
  175. 147Monaco14.3%
  176. 148Andorra14.1%
  177. 148Ireland14.1%
  178. 149Switzerland14%
  179. 150Norway13.5%
  180. 150Philippines13.5%
  181. 150Singapore13.5%
  182. 151Australia13.3%
  183. 152Canada13.2%
  184. 153San Marino12.8%
  185. 154Finland11.8%
  186. 155Luxembourg11.7%
  187. 156Brazil11.6%
  188. 157Iceland11%
  189. 158Guatemala9.8%
  190. 159United States6.1%

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)