Anemia/Iron
Deficiency
(Data
are for U.S. for year indicated)
Morbidity
Percent
of children ages 1-2 years with iron deficiency: 7
Percent
of females ages 12-49 with iron deficiency: 12
Source: Iron
Deficiency - United States, 1999-2000, Table 1
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Health
Care Use
Nursing
home care
Number
of residents with anemia: 174,600
Percent
of residents with anemia: 1.1
Source: National
Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Table 27
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Mortality
Number
of deaths: 4,624
Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.6
Source: Deaths:
Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11
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Related links
National
Home and Hospice Care Survey
National
Nursing Home Survey
Mortality
data
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
This page last reviewed
March 31, 2008
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