Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in India
India: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 62,365 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in India, 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 India is 62,365, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in India peaked at 88,798 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62,365, in 2019.
That places India 1st 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88,798 | — |
| 2001 | 87,984 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86,921 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 85,780 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 84,569 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 83,382 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 82,318 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 81,130 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 79,826 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 78,261 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 76,518 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 74,837 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 72,661 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 70,288 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 68,077 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 66,242 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 64,326 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 63,262 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 62,713 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 62,365 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,897 | 78,261 | 88,798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,129 | 62,365 | 76,518 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in India?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in India was 62,365 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 88,798 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,365 in 2019.
- How does India rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- India ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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