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Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) by country

Countries reporting
191
Highest
62,365
India
Lowest
0.048
Niue
Median
201.81
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,080

What the numbers show

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 62,365 in India; the lowest is 0.048 in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 201.81, and the mean is 1,397.

Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 76.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 60.9%).

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 62,365 2019 down 20.3% falling
2 Nigeria 23,028 2019 up 16.6% rising
3 China 16,027 2019 down 2.4% falling
4 Pakistan 14,666 2019 up 4.3% rising
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 2019 up 22.6% rising
6 Indonesia 9,197 2019 up 7.1% flat
7 Ethiopia 8,630 2019 up 16.7% flat
8 Bangladesh 6,214 2019 down 14.3% falling
9 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,346 2019 up 9.5% rising
10 Egypt 4,118 2019 up 14.1% rising
11 Uganda 3,974 2019 up 6.3% rising
12 Angola 3,540 2019 up 33.0% rising
13 Mozambique 3,443 2019 up 28.4% rising
14 Niger 3,343 2019 up 29.1% rising
15 Yemen 3,258 2019 up 14.3% rising
16 Sudan 3,174 2019 up 8.4% rising
17 Kenya 2,998 2019 up 9.2% falling
18 Côte d'Ivoire 2,925 2019 up 19.5% rising
19 Mali 2,792 2019 up 19.9% rising
20 Burkina Faso 2,610 2019 up 8.1% rising
21 South Africa 2,570 2019 up 27.8% rising
22 Afghanistan 2,534 2019 up 10.0% rising
23 Ghana 2,460 2019 down 2.4% rising
24 Cameroon 2,404 2019 up 10.0% rising
25 Mexico 2,397 2019 down 17.0% falling
26 Myanmar 2,238 2019 down 12.0% falling
27 Russian Federation 2,055 2019 up 10.5% rising
28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,007 2019 up 3.5% falling
29 Madagascar 1,989 2019 up 11.6% rising
30 Chad 1,905 2019 up 11.6% rising
31 Viet Nam 1,805 2019 up 12.3% falling
32 Senegal 1,756 2019 up 8.7% rising
33 Algeria 1,723 2019 up 33.9% rising
34 Brazil 1,684 2019 down 40.6% falling
35 Zambia 1,600 2019 up 19.7% rising
36 Malawi 1,587 2019 down 6.4% flat
37 Iraq 1,580 2019 up 17.8% rising
38 Guinea 1,520 2019 up 14.3% rising
39 Philippines 1,457 2019 down 42.8% falling
40 Somalia 1,423 2019 up 7.0% rising
41 Benin 1,330 2019 up 18.2% rising
42 Nepal 1,207 2019 down 19.1% falling
43 United States of America 1,204 2019 down 1.3% flat
44 Burundi 1,170 2019 up 44.7% rising
45 South Sudan 1,027 2019 up 10.7% rising
46 Morocco 1,025 2019 up 0.9% flat
47 Thailand 907.46 2019 down 9.0% falling
48 Cambodia 872.88 2019 down 5.7% falling
49 Togo 871.56 2019 up 13.4% rising
50 Sierra Leone 842.67 2019 up 3.4% rising
51 Peru 831.34 2019 down 32.4% falling
52 Colombia 826.7 2019 down 21.4% falling
53 Japan 821.37 2019 down 3.1% flat
54 Zimbabwe 808.13 2019 down 17.9% rising
55 Haiti 761.18 2019 down 4.2% flat
56 Uzbekistan 751.83 2019 down 23.1% falling
57 Argentina 710.6 2019 up 3.7% falling
58 Rwanda 700.84 2019 up 8.1% falling
59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 674.26 2019 down 10.8% falling
60 Saudi Arabia 652.09 2019 down 3.2% falling
61 Malaysia 644.26 2019 up 32.1% rising
62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 611.09 2019 up 17.4% rising
63 Germany 601.87 2019 up 50.0% rising
64 Syrian Arab Republic 601.03 2019 down 34.4% falling
65 Ukraine 559.12 2019 up 0.7% rising
66 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 551.19 2019 down 3.5% falling
67 France 541.03 2019 up 21.8% rising
68 Central African Republic 537.59 2019 down 5.6% rising
69 Liberia 528.15 2019 up 18.2% rising
70 Papua New Guinea 511.83 2019 up 3.1% rising
71 Tajikistan 498.77 2019 up 57.5% rising
72 Congo 494.67 2019 up 10.8% rising
73 Kazakhstan 447.1 2019 up 8.5% flat
74 Mauritania 444.6 2019 up 17.8% rising
75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 437.87 2019 down 31.8% falling
76 Sri Lanka 421.39 2019 down 11.4% falling
77 Ecuador 390.3 2019 down 7.3% falling
78 Jordan 355.82 2019 up 21.5% rising
79 Italy 354.19 2019 up 1.7% rising
80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 328.9 2019 down 2.8% falling
81 Tunisia 309.89 2019 up 22.4% rising
82 Republic of Korea 295.6 2019 down 7.0% falling
83 Spain 293.72 2019 down 5.2% rising
84 Dominican Republic 280.04 2019 down 6.4% falling
85 Honduras 265.16 2019 down 25.3% falling
86 Canada 262 2019 up 36.3% rising
87 Kyrgyzstan 258.3 2019 up 28.2% rising
88 Romania 254.67 2019 down 27.6% falling
89 Eritrea 239.67 2019 down 8.6% rising
90 Chile 237.26 2019 up 0.4% falling
91 Turkmenistan 223.62 2019 up 34.9% rising
92 Australia 220.36 2019 up 33.5% rising
93 Azerbaijan 210.31 2019 down 7.1% falling
94 Gambia 209.94 2019 down 5.3% rising
95 Guinea-Bissau 205.19 2019 up 11.9% rising
96 Guatemala 201.81 2019 down 60.9% falling
97 Paraguay 194.53 2019 down 10.3% falling
98 Gabon 183.18 2019 up 28.1% rising
99 Libya 168.34 2019 down 4.9% falling
100 Namibia 154.08 2019 up 20.4% rising
101 El Salvador 142.16 2019 down 6.0% falling
102 Nicaragua 138.14 2019 up 17.2% falling
103 Lebanon 134.96 2019 up 76.0% rising
104 Netherlands 134 2019 up 14.3% rising
105 Lesotho 129.94 2019 up 4.8% falling
106 Equatorial Guinea 125.42 2019 up 25.7% rising
107 Israel 121.25 2019 up 36.7% rising
108 Botswana 117.83 2019 up 25.5% rising
109 Belgium 110.66 2019 up 22.4% rising
110 Oman 109.24 2019 up 24.8% rising
111 Cuba 106.61 2019 down 25.1% falling
112 Czechia 103.74 2019 up 15.6% rising
113 United Arab Emirates 102.46 2019 up 25.6% rising
114 Belarus 98.86 2019 up 10.0% falling
115 Sweden 87.09 2019 up 31.1% rising
116 Hungary 82.57 2019 down 7.1% falling
117 Serbia 82.42 2019 down 9.0% falling
118 Mongolia 82.16 2019 up 30.1% rising
119 Timor-Leste 80.56 2019 up 9.9% flat
120 Bulgaria 75.94 2019 down 20.3% falling
121 Greece 70.21 2019 down 5.5% flat
122 Georgia 67.43 2019 down 0.4% falling
123 Slovakia 67.38 2019 up 12.3% rising
124 Costa Rica 66.83 2019 down 1.1% falling
125 Comoros 65.99 2019 up 13.6% rising
126 Austria 64.66 2019 up 33.5% rising
127 Switzerland 62.98 2019 up 49.4% rising
128 Panama 62.21 2019 down 35.2% falling
129 Eswatini 61.35 2019 down 10.4% falling
130 Uruguay 59.63 2019 up 4.4% falling
131 Kuwait 58.81 2019 up 30.7% rising
132 Portugal 58.13 2019 down 7.9% falling
133 Republic of Moldova 55.78 2019 down 9.4% falling
134 Jamaica 54.95 2019 down 11.3% falling
135 Albania 52.25 2019 up 22.6% falling
136 Djibouti 52.07 2019 up 5.7% falling
137 New Zealand 46.15 2019 up 20.6% rising
138 Ireland 45.41 2019 up 7.0% rising
139 Denmark 43.8 2019 up 6.4% flat
140 Armenia 40.87 2019 down 12.5% falling
141 Norway 40.66 2019 up 15.2% rising
142 Solomon Islands 38.83 2019 up 10.8% rising
143 Croatia 37.72 2019 down 6.7% falling
144 Fiji 35.9 2019 down 0.7% rising
145 Singapore 33.76 2019 up 40.8% rising
146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.43 2019 down 18.5% falling
147 Finland 32 2019 up 6.7% rising
148 Qatar 30.2 2019 up 53.6% rising
149 Bhutan 28.42 2019 down 23.9% falling
150 Lithuania 26.15 2019 down 1.0% falling
151 Bahrain 25.28 2019 up 22.9% rising
152 Cape Verde 23.2 2019 down 13.2% falling
153 North Macedonia 23.16 2019 down 6.4% falling
154 Guyana 21.85 2019 down 19.9% falling
155 Latvia 21.8 2019 down 9.3% falling
156 Trinidad and Tobago 20.67 2019 down 22.5% falling
157 Mauritius 19.88 2019 down 11.7% falling
158 Slovenia 18.76 2019 up 10.3% rising
159 Sao Tome and Principe 18.56 2019 up 1.4% rising
160 Maldives 13.79 2019 up 27.0% rising
161 Vanuatu 12.84 2019 up 12.8% rising
162 Estonia 12.45 2019 down 11.8% falling
163 Samoa 9.75 2019 up 3.7% rising
164 Cyprus 9.51 2019 up 17.5% rising
165 Belize 7.95 2019 down 11.0% falling
166 Kiribati 7.39 2019 up 4.8% rising
167 Brunei Darussalam 6.53 2019 up 23.0% rising
168 Montenegro 5.41 2019 down 26.1% falling
169 Bahamas 4.77 2019 down 20.6% falling
170 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.47 2019 down 3.8% falling
171 Tonga 4.17 2019 down 12.0% flat
172 Luxembourg 3.87 2019 up 44.5% rising
173 Malta 3.76 2019 up 31.0% rising
174 Barbados 3.03 2019 down 23.2% falling
175 Marshall Islands 2.69 2019 down 23.3% falling
176 Saint Lucia 2.46 2019 down 3.3% falling
177 Seychelles 2.46 2019 up 18.9% rising
178 Iceland 2.27 2019 up 3.5% rising
179 Grenada 2.14 2019 up 1.8% falling
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.59 2019 down 28.4% falling
181 Dominica 1.39 2019 up 7.4% falling
182 Antigua and Barbuda 1.27 2019 down 13.9% falling
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.704 2019 down 16.8% falling
184 Tuvalu 0.58 2019 down 9.7% flat
185 Naoero 0.57 2019 down 7.6% rising
186 Andorra 0.411 2019 down 21.1% falling
187 Palau 0.4 2019 down 14.9% falling
188 Cook Islands 0.351 2019 down 31.0% falling
189 Monaco 0.336 2019 up 62.3% rising
190 San Marino 0.167 2019 up 0.6% rising
191 Niue 0.048 2019 down 12.7% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,080 data points, 2000–2019
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