Anemia or Iron Deficiency
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Percent of persons with iron deficiency (based on the body iron model):
Children age 1-2 years: 14%
Children age 3-5 years: 4%
Females age 12-19 years: 9%
Females age 20-49 years: 9%
Source: Key statistics from NHANES (data are for 2003-2006)
Health Care Use
Ambulatory care
- Number of visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with anemia as the primary diagnosis: 5.3 million (average annual, 2006-2007)
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]
Hospital inpatient care
- Number of discharges with anemia as first-listed diagnosis: 429,000
- Average length of stay: 4.3 days
Nursing home care
- Number of residents with anemia: 276,900
- Percent of residents with anemia: 19%
Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, table 33B [PDF - 719 KB]
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 4,686
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.5
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, tables 10, 11 [PDF - 2.1 MB]
More Data
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