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

Latest (2019)
16,027
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
25,328
in 2000
All-time low
15,815
in 2014
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in China, 2000–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000200920192000: 25.3k2001: 25.0k2002: 23.7k2003: 21.8k2004: 20.0k2005: 18.8k2006: 17.8k2007: 17.1k2008: 16.7k2009: 16.4k2010: 16.1k2011: 16.0k2012: 15.9k2013: 15.8k2014: 15.8k2015: 15.8k2016: 15.9k2017: 16.0k2018: 16.0k2019: 16.0k

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

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in China, 2000 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,268 16,418 25,328 10
2010s 15,939 15,815 16,111 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 62,365 compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 23,028 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 14,666 compare
  4. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 9,197 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,080 data points, 2000–2019
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