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

· higher is better · 190 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC 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. 66Maldives37.8
  68. 66Zimbabwe37.8
  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. 84Tunisia30.4
  87. 84Morocco30.4
  88. 85Dominica29.8
  89. 86Peru29.6
  90. 87Iraq29.4
  91. 88Guyana29.3
  92. 89Venezuela, RB27.9
  93. 89Paraguay27.9
  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. 101Malaysia24.6
  107. 101El Salvador24.6
  108. 101Georgia24.6
  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. 114Uzbekistan21.9
  125. 114Russian Federation21.9
  126. 115Saudi Arabia21.8
  127. 116Mexico21.7
  128. 116Mongolia21.7
  129. 117Nicaragua20.9
  130. 118North Macedonia20.4
  131. 118United Arab Emirates20.4
  132. 118St. Kitts and Nevis20.4
  133. 119St. Vincent and the Grenadines20.3
  134. 120Belize20.2
  135. 120Croatia20.2
  136. 121Chile20.1
  137. 122Brunei Darussalam20
  138. 122Barbados20
  139. 123Kuwait19.8
  140. 124Armenia19.6
  141. 125Serbia19.5
  142. 126Latvia19.4
  143. 127Costa Rica19
  144. 127Argentina19
  145. 128China18.8
  146. 129Czechia18.7
  147. 130Slovenia18.2
  148. 131Hungary18.1
  149. 131Cuba18.1
  150. 132Estonia18
  151. 133Bahamas, The17.9
  152. 134Lithuania17.8
  153. 134Belarus17.8
  154. 135Belgium17.4
  155. 135Malta17.4
  156. 136Antigua and Barbuda17.2
  157. 137Japan16.7
  158. 137Greece16.7
  159. 138Panama16
  160. 139United Kingdom15.5
  161. 139Netherlands15.5
  162. 140New Zealand15.3
  163. 141Germany15.1
  164. 142Korea, Rep.15
  165. 143Italy14.9
  166. 144Montenegro14.7
  167. 144France14.7
  168. 145Sweden14.6
  169. 145Austria14.6
  170. 145Spain14.6
  171. 146Cyprus14.5
  172. 146Denmark14.5
  173. 147Israel14.3
  174. 147Portugal14.3
  175. 147Monaco14.3
  176. 148Ireland14.1
  177. 148Andorra14.1
  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)