Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Canada
Canada: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 262 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Canada, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 262 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Canada peaked at 262 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 175.07, in 2003.
Canada ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 191.75 | — |
| 2001 | 181.74 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 176.6 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 175.07 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 175.13 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 176.31 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 179.18 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 183.17 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 187.74 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 192.23 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 196.63 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 203.35 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 208.2 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 212.57 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 217.39 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 223.51 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 227.63 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 236.05 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 248.01 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 262 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181.89 | 175.07 | 192.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.53 | 196.63 | 262 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Canada?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Canada was 262 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 262 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 175.07 in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Canada ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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