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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 PDF 268 KB 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 PDF 3 MB Mortality Number of deaths: 4,624 Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.6 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11 PDF 808 KB Related links National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyNational Home and Hospice Care Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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