Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iraq
Iraq: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,580 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iraq, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1,580 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iraq peaked at 1,580 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,341, in 2010.
Iraq ranks 37th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,415 | — |
| 2001 | 1,419 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,423 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,426 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,425 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,416 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,402 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,380 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,356 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,342 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,341 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,342 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,362 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,401 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,438 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,474 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,524 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,554 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,563 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,580 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,400 | 1,342 | 1,426 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,458 | 1,341 | 1,580 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iraq?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Iraq was 1,580 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,580 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,341 in 2010.
- How does Iraq rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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