Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia is indexed under Hematologic, Nutritional Anemias. Also known as IDA.
- US prevalence
- No current national point estimate for iron-deficiency anemia with a matching case definition identified; CDC reports iron deficiency separately (22.6% of females age 12-49 in 2017-March 2020) and all-cause anemia separately (9.3% age 2+ in 2021-2023) Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats — Anemia or Iron Deficiency; NCHS Data Brief 519. This figure comes from a professional society, registry, or study rather than a federal source. Label: REPORTED.
- ICD-10-CM codes
- D50.9
- Typical onset
- Most common in menstruating women and young children
- Course
- managed
- Body systems
- hematologic
- Sex differences
- Much more common in women of reproductive age
- Racial and ethnic differences
- Higher in Black and Hispanic women
What this page does not establish
These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.
Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.
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