Share of children who have anemia in Congo
Congo: Share of children who have anemia was 60.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of children who have anemia in Congo, 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
The most recent figure for share of children who have anemia in Congo is 60.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have anemia in Congo peaked at 72.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2019.
That places Congo 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 65.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 60.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.9% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 64.3% compare
- 20 Angola 62.4% compare
- 22 South Sudan 60.5% compare
- 23 Haiti 60.1% compare
- 24 Ghana 59.5% compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have anemia in Congo?
- Share of children who have anemia in Congo was 60.8% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who have anemia recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for share of children who have anemia?
- Congo ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children who have anemia rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.