Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1.27 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Antigua and Barbuda, 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 Antigua and Barbuda is 1.27, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2019.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 1.95 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.73 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.67 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.61 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.53 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.38 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.47, 2% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1.27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122.38, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.47 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.27 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2019.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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