Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ghana
Ghana: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 2,460 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ghana, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ghana stood at 2,460.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% 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 Ghana peaked at 2,587 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,342, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,342 | — |
| 2001 | 2,380 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,405 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,422 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,436 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,454 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,470 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,486 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,505 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,521 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,531 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,547 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,565 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,581 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,587 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,585 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,577 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,546 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,504 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,460 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,442 | 2,342 | 2,521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,548 | 2,460 | 2,587 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 20 Burkina Faso 2,610 compare
- 21 South Africa 2,570 compare
- 22 Afghanistan 2,534 compare
- 24 Cameroon 2,404 compare
- 25 Mexico 2,397 compare
- 26 Myanmar 2,238 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ghana?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ghana was 2,460 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,587 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,342 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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