Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia
Gambia: Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months was 108 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia stood at 108. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia peaked at 108 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97 | — |
| 2001 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 103 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 108 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9 | 97 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103 | 100 | 108 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia?
- Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Gambia was 108 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 108 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months?
- Gambia ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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