Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 102,515 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 102,515 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 102,515 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79,314, in 2000.
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 Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79,314 | — |
| 2001 | 80,610 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 81,614 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 82,499 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 83,395 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84,411 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 85,696 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 86,750 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87,702 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88,671 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89,808 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91,260 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 92,709 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 94,207 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 95,765 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 97,404 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 99,023 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 100,358 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 101,456 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 102,515 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,066 | 79,314 | 88,671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,450 | 89,808 | 102,515 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Africa (WHO region)?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Africa (WHO region) was 102,515 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 102,515 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,314 in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) 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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