Anemia or Iron Deficiency

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Data are for the U.S.

Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices with anemia as the primary diagnosis: 2.8 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 National Summary Tables, table 15 pdf icon[PDF – 793 KB]

Emergency department visits
  • Number of visits to emergency departments with anemia as the primary diagnosis: 526,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Table 12 pdf icon[PDF – 738 KB]

Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 5,382
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.7

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2017, tables 6, 7 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

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Page last reviewed: January 9, 2015
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics