“Anemia” or “Anaemia”

Language

Anemia and anaemia are both English terms.

Usage

Anemia is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while anaemia is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
anemia	100	72	80	99	98	65	100	75	63	85	86	87
anaemia	0	28	20	1	2	35	0	25	37	15	14	13

• In the United States, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (72 to 28).
• In India, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (65 to 35).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (75 to 25).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (85 to 15).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (86 to 14).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "anemia" over "anaemia" (87 to 13).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use anemia or anaemia with sample sentences.

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