Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 28.42 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 28.42, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bhutan peaked at 52.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.38, in 2017.
That places Bhutan 149th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.38 | — |
| 2001 | 50.77 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 49.15 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 47.46 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 45.69 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 43.88 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 42.3 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 40.64 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 38.98 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.33 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 35.74 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 34.3 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.82 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 31.42 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 30.24 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 29.38 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 28.65 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 28.38 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 28.39 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.42 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.86 | 37.33 | 52.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.78 | 28.38 | 35.74 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bhutan?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bhutan was 28.42 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.38 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.38 in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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