Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR
AMR: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 12,070 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 12,070 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR peaked at 18,422 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,070, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18,422 | — |
| 2001 | 18,028 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 17,712 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 17,431 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 17,138 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16,804 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16,461 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 16,054 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 15,606 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 15,134 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14,660 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 14,225 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 13,835 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13,482 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 13,180 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 12,887 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12,621 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 12,394 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,197 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12,070 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,879 | 15,134 | 18,422 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,155 | 12,070 | 14,660 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in AMR was 12,070 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 AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 18,422 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,070 in 2019.
- How does AMR rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- AMR ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR 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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