Anemia or 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
Health Care Use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory care visits with anemia as the primary diagnosis: 5.5 million
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006: Table 5
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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