Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland
Iceland: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 2.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland is 2.27, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland peaked at 2.32 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.16 | — |
| 2001 | 2.01 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.94 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.92 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.95 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.01 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.08 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.14 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.19 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.22 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.32 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.25 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.22 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iceland was 2.27 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Iceland ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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