Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 54.95 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Jamaica, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 54.95 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Jamaica peaked at 79.91 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.95, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.91 | — |
| 2001 | 78.27 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 76.31 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 74.28 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 72.17 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 70.14 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 67.34 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 65.19 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 63.52 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 61.97 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 60.54 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 59.93 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.36 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.75 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58.48 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.92 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 57.96 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.21 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.05 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 54.95 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.91 | 61.97 | 79.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.12 | 54.95 | 60.54 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Jamaica?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Jamaica was 54.95 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 79.91 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.95 in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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