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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Anemia Prevalence and Years Lived with Disability by Cause 1990-2021

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General Info
Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1990 - 12/2021
Series or system 
Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

Completed as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021, this dataset provides estimates of anemia prevalence and years lived with disability by 37 underlying causes, three severity levels, age, and sex for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational geographies in five year increments from 1990 to 2021. Please refer to the related publication for information on modeling methods and analysis.

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Keywords 
Anemia, Prevalence, YLDs
Related publications and visualizations 
Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021
News release: The Lancet: New study reveals global anemia cases remain persistently high among women and children. Anemia rates decline for men.
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 1, 2023