Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Benin
Benin: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,330 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Benin, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,330 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Benin peaked at 1,330 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 980.24, in 2000.
That places Benin 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 980.24 | — |
| 2001 | 1,001 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,018 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,034 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,049 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,063 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,080 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,096 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,110 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,125 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,142 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,163 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,184 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,206 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,228 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,252 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,277 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,297 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,314 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,330 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,056 | 980.24 | 1,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,239 | 1,142 | 1,330 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Benin?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Benin was 1,330 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,330 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 980.24 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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