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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,986 | 7,393 | 8,480 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,848 | 7,353 | 8,630 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Pakistan 14,666 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 compare
- 6 Indonesia 9,197 compare
- 8 Bangladesh 6,214 compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,346 compare
- 10 Egypt 4,118 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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