Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 8,630 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
8,630
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
7th
of 191 countries
All-time high
8,630
in 2019
All-time low
7,353
in 2011
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000200920192000: 8.5k2001: 8.5k2002: 8.4k2003: 8.3k2004: 8.1k2005: 7.9k2006: 7.8k2007: 7.6k2008: 7.5k2009: 7.4k2010: 7.4k2011: 7.4k2012: 7.4k2013: 7.5k2014: 7.7k2015: 7.8k2016: 8.1k2017: 8.2k2018: 8.4k2019: 8.6k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 8,630 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ethiopia peaked at 8,630 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,353, in 2011.

Ethiopia ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 8,462
2001 8,480 +0.2%
2002 8,390 -1.1%
2003 8,251 -1.7%
2004 8,089 -2.0%
2005 7,935 -1.9%
2006 7,767 -2.1%
2007 7,611 -2.0%
2008 7,483 -1.7%
2009 7,393 -1.2%
2010 7,355 -0.5%
2011 7,353 -0.0%
2012 7,413 +0.8%
2013 7,516 +1.4%
2014 7,654 +1.8%
2015 7,826 +2.2%
2016 8,051 +2.9%
2017 8,250 +2.5%
2018 8,436 +2.3%
2019 8,630 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,986 7,393 8,480 10
2010s 7,848 7,353 8,630 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 4 Pakistan 14,666 compare
  2. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 compare
  3. 6 Indonesia 9,197 compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 6,214 compare
  5. 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,346 compare
  6. 10 Egypt 4,118 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ethiopia?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ethiopia was 8,630 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 8,630 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,353 in 2011.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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