Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 2,534 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan is 2,534, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan peaked at 2,534 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,145, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,145 | — |
| 2001 | 2,155 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2,168 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,189 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,212 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,227 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,257 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,275 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,288 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,303 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,323 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,337 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,351 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,366 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,385 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,405 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,430 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,459 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,494 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,534 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,222 | 2,145 | 2,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,409 | 2,323 | 2,534 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Afghanistan was 2,534 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,534 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,145 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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