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Anemia/Iron Deficiency (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Percent of children ages 1-2 years: 7 (1999-2000) Percent of females ages 12-49: 12 (1999-2000) Source: MMWR, Oct. 11, 2002/51(40);897-899 Health Care Use Nursing home care Number of residents with anemia: 174,600 (1999) Percent of residents with anemia: 10.7 (1999) Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary Mortality Number of deaths: 4,614 (2002) Deaths per 100,000 population: 1.6 (2002) Source: Deaths: Final data for 2002 Related links National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyNational Home and Hospice Care Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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