Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Brazil
Brazil: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,684 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 1,684, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Brazil peaked at 4,519 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,684, in 2019.
Brazil ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,519 | — |
| 2001 | 4,361 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4,195 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 4,015 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 3,828 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3,632 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3,421 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 3,222 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3,031 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2,837 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2,650 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2,481 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2,339 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2,213 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2,102 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,999 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,916 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,832 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,750 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1,684 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,706 | 2,837 | 4,519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,097 | 1,684 | 2,650 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Brazil?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Brazil was 1,684 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4,519 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,684 in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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