Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of anemia in children

Namibia
46.1
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
46.7
in 2019
Namibia rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th

Prevalence of anemia in children over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020092019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.7 against 46.1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.6.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 190 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 47.59 50.49 2.9 Papua New Guinea
2010s 46.49 48.04 1.55 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia in children, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 46.7 against 46.1 in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia in children between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.6, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of anemia in children?
Namibia ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Prevalence of anemia in children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of anemia in children
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,800 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed