Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Ghana
Ghana: Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months was 106 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Ghana, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 106 for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Ghana peaked at 106 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2000.
That places Ghana 167th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97 | — |
| 2001 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 102 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 103 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 103 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 104 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 104 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 106 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4 | 97 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.1 | 101 | 106 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Ghana?
- Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Ghana was 106 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 106 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months?
- Ghana ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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