Anemia or Iron Deficiency
Data are for the U.S.
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with anemia as the primary hospital discharge diagnosis: 146,000
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2013 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Table 26[PDF – 521 MB]
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 5,219
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.6
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, tables 10, 11[PDF – 4.4 MB]
- Page last reviewed: January 9, 2015
- Page last updated: March 17, 2017
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