Share of children who have anemia in Chad
Chad: Share of children who have anemia was 66.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who have anemia in Chad, 2000–2019
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2019, share of children who have anemia in Chad stood at 66.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have anemia in Chad peaked at 79.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2019.
Chad ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 66.3% | 74.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 13 Mozambique 68.2% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 15 Senegal 67.9% compare
- 17 Mauritania 65.5% compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.9% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 64.3% compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 146.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 46.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7988 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 30.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 15,516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have anemia in Chad?
- Share of children who have anemia in Chad was 66.3% in 2019, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have anemia recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who have anemia recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for share of children who have anemia?
- Chad ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who have anemia rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have anemia. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under the age of five with anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.