Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months was 102 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Nigeria, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 102 for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Nigeria peaked at 102 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 180th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95 | — |
| 2001 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 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 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 102 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4 | 95 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.5 | 100 | 102 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 103 compare
- 177 Mauritania 103 compare
- 177 Senegal 103 compare
- 180 Chad 102 compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 102 compare
- 183 Niger 101 compare
- 183 Mozambique 101 compare
- 183 Benin 101 compare
- 183 Liberia 101 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Nigeria?
- Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months in Nigeria was 102 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 102 in 2019.
- What is the lowest mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months?
- Nigeria ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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