Anemia or Iron Deficiency

• Number of visits to emergency departments with anemia as the primary diagnosis: 890,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 12pdf icon

• Number of deaths: 5,254
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.6

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Instituteexternal icon