Chile's prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) was 20.1% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.7 percentage points from 19.4% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 20.1% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 19.3% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 19.4% | 2009 |
| Highest | 20.9% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 19.3% | 2010 |
| Average since 2010 | 19.45% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 20.9% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Chile's prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) rose 0.4 percentage points on 2018 (from 19.7% to 20.1%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2018), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.4 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.5 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.07 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2019, Chile had the 136th highest value of the 190 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 20.1% | 2019 |
| World | 40.52% | 2019 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 20.55% | 2019 |
| High income | 14.36% | 2019 |
Closest to Chile in the 2019 ranking
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 133rd of 190: 20.3%
- Belize — 134th of 190: 20.2%
- Croatia — 135th of 190: 20.2%
- Barbados — 137th of 190: 20%
- Brunei Darussalam — 138th of 190: 20%
- Kuwait — 139th of 190: 19.8%
What this measures
Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.
Limitations: Data for blood haemoglobin concentrations are still limited, compared to other nutritional indicators such as child anthropometry. As a result, the estimates may not capture the full variation across countries and regions.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 20 values
| Year | Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.1 |
| 2018 | 19.7 |
| 2017 | 19.5 |
| 2016 | 19.4 |
| 2015 | 19.3 |
| 2014 | 19.3 |
| 2013 | 19.3 |
| 2012 | 19.3 |
| 2011 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | 19.3 |
| 2009 |
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 17.2% (2019)
- Argentina — 19% (2019)
- Bahamas, The — 17.9% (2019)
- Barbados — 20% (2019)
- Belize — 20.2% (2019)
- Bolivia — 36.9% (2019)
- Brazil — 11.6% (2019)
- Colombia — 22.2% (2019)
- Costa Rica
More health data for Chile
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.45% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.69% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 1.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.14% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 1.67 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 3.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 16.55% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.59% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
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Questions people ask
- What is Chile's prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)?
- 20.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 0.8 percentage points from 20.9% in 2000. The highest value was 20.9% in 2000 and the lowest 19.3% in 2010.
- How does Chile rank?
- 136th highest of 190 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) unusual for Chile?
- In 2019, Chile's prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) rose 0.4 percentage points on 2018 (from 19.7% to 20.1%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2018), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.ANM.CHLD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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