Anemia or Iron Deficiency

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

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

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

 

Mortality

• Number of deaths: 3,996
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.3

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables 10, 11

 

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