Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR
AFR: Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months was 105 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
105
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 13 groups
All-time high
105
in 2018
All-time low
99
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR is 105, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR peaked at 105 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 103 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 105 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101 | 99 | 103 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.1 | 103 | 105 | 10 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 12 Cyprus 121 compare
- 12 Portugal 121 compare
- 12 Austria 121 compare
- 12 Sweden 121 compare
- 12 France 121 compare
- 12 Montenegro 121 compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 121 compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 121 compare
- 12 Israel 121 compare
- 12 Monaco 121 compare
- 12 Spain 121 compare
- 12 Philippines 121 compare
- 12 Andorra 121 compare
- 12 Italy 121 compare
- 12 Argentina 121 compare
- 12 Denmark 121 compare
- 12 Panama 121 compare
- 12 Netherlands 121 compare
- 12 Switzerland 121 compare
- 12 New Zealand 121 compare
- 12 Germany 121 compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 121 compare
- 12 Ireland 121 compare
- 12 Bahamas 121 compare
More health data for AFR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 83.2% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 572.82 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.58 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 71.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 83.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.49 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 82.0% (2025)
- Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.1 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR?
- Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in AFR was 105 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 105 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- How does AFR rank for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months?
- AFR ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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