Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 33.43 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 33.43. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 59.34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.43, in 2019.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.34 | — |
| 2001 | 57.4 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 54.14 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 50.09 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 46.44 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 43.97 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 40.78 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 39.88 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 40.45 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 41.01 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.83 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.67 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 42.39 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.03 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 39.69 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.75 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 36.04 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 34.51 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 33.78 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.43 | -1.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 33.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133.79, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 33.43 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67.38, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.35 | 39.88 | 59.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.31 | 33.43 | 42.67 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 33.43 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 59.34 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.43 in 2019.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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