Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months was 98 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 98 for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso peaked at 98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90 | — |
| 2001 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 98 is below the median for low income countries, which is 105, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 98 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8 | 89 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9 | 91 | 98 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso?
- Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Burkina Faso was 98 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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