Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ireland
Ireland: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 45.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 45.41, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ireland peaked at 46.33 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.31, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.31 | — |
| 2001 | 33.48 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 33.7 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.06 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.61 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 35.54 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 36.99 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 38.8 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 40.79 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 42.43 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 45.31 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 46.07 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.29 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.33 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.24 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.68 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 45.44 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.25 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.41 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.37 | 33.31 | 42.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.56 | 43.6 | 46.33 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ireland?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Ireland was 45.41 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.33 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.31 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Ireland ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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