Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 2,404 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon stood at 2,404. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon peaked at 2,404 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,871, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 24th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,871 | — |
| 2001 | 1,901 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,934 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,968 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,004 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,042 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,088 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,124 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,154 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,185 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,217 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,255 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,291 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,323 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2,350 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,373 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,391 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,399 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,404 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,027 | 1,871 | 2,185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,340 | 2,217 | 2,404 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 21 South Africa 2,570 compare
- 22 Afghanistan 2,534 compare
- 23 Ghana 2,460 compare
- 25 Mexico 2,397 compare
- 26 Myanmar 2,238 compare
- 27 Russian Federation 2,055 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Cameroon was 2,404 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,404 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,871 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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