India is currently observing a prevalence of anemia among children in children ages 6-59 months of 53.4%, marking a decrease of 0.5% (-0.9%) compared to 2018.
Prevalence of anemia among children in children ages 6-59 months in India
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 2000 to 2019
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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Anemia among children
More indicators for India
Female wasting in children
17.9%
+1.6%
(2020)
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
+3%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar117
+intl dollar10
(2021)
Birth registration
89.1%
+9.4%
(2021)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
56.4%
-0.1%
(2021)
India Anemia among children between 2000 and 2019
| Period | Anemia among children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 55% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 58% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -1% |
| 2007 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -1% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | -1% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -1% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -1% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.5% |