Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 23.2 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cape Verde, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 23.2 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cape Verde peaked at 34.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.24 | — |
| 2001 | 31.93 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 30.5 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.68 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 29.13 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.61 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 28.58 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.14 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.43 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.74 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.31 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 26.09 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.98 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.95 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.83 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.54 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.31 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.73 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.96 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5 | 26.74 | 34.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.29 | 23.2 | 26.31 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cape Verde?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cape Verde was 23.2 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 34.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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