AFR vs India: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia

AFR
102,515
in 2019
India
62,365
in 2019
AFR rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia over time

  • AFR
  • India
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k200020092019

How they compare

AFR currently reports 102,515 against 62,365 in India, a difference of 40,150.

That makes AFR's figure about 1.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

AFR ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 17 groups.

AFR has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AFR India Difference Ahead
2000s 84,066 83,897 169.21 AFR
2010s 96,450 68,129 28,321 AFR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia, AFR or India?
AFR, at 102,515 against 62,365 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia between AFR and India?
40,150, with AFR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and India?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do AFR and India rank globally for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
AFR ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 17 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
210 places, 4,200 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed