Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 6,214 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,214
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9,213
in 2000
All-time low
6,214
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bangladesh, 2000–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2000200920192000: 9.2k2001: 9.0k2002: 8.8k2003: 8.6k2004: 8.4k2005: 8.2k2006: 8.0k2007: 7.7k2008: 7.5k2009: 7.2k2010: 7.0k2011: 6.8k2012: 6.7k2013: 6.6k2014: 6.5k2015: 6.4k2016: 6.4k2017: 6.3k2018: 6.3k2019: 6.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 6,214 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bangladesh peaked at 9,213 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,214, in 2019.

Bangladesh ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 9,213
2001 9,032 -2.0%
2002 8,838 -2.2%
2003 8,628 -2.4%
2004 8,407 -2.6%
2005 8,177 -2.7%
2006 7,977 -2.4%
2007 7,738 -3.0%
2008 7,485 -3.3%
2009 7,248 -3.2%
2010 7,046 -2.8%
2011 6,848 -2.8%
2012 6,699 -2.2%
2013 6,590 -1.6%
2014 6,503 -1.3%
2015 6,429 -1.1%
2016 6,383 -0.7%
2017 6,325 -0.9%
2018 6,263 -1.0%
2019 6,214 -0.8%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 6,214 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 713.05, 8.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 6,214 is above the median for South Asia, which is 813.95, 7.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,274 7,248 9,213 10
2010s 6,530 6,214 7,046 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 9,197 compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 8,630 compare
  4. 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,346 compare
  5. 10 Egypt 4,118 compare
  6. 11 Uganda 3,974 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bangladesh?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bangladesh was 6,214 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 9,213 in 2000.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 6,214 in 2019.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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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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