Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China
China: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 16,027 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China stood at 16,027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China peaked at 25,328 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,815, in 2014.
That places China 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,328 | — |
| 2001 | 24,986 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23,682 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 21,784 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 20,039 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 18,822 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 17,796 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 17,101 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 16,720 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 16,418 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 16,111 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,982 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 15,891 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,838 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,815 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,842 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15,941 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15,974 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15,966 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16,027 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,268 | 16,418 | 25,328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,939 | 15,815 | 16,111 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China was 16,027 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 25,328 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,815 in 2014.
- How does China rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- China ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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