Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Korea
Korea: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 295.6 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Korea, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 295.6 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Korea peaked at 465.17 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 295.6, in 2019.
Korea ranks 82nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 465.17 | — |
| 2001 | 430.32 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 404.8 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 388.83 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 375.32 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 359.11 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 341.68 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 331.46 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 322.93 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 317.9 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 315.6 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 320.52 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 322.12 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 321.67 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 319.81 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 317.25 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 316.52 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 310.81 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 302.41 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 295.6 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 373.75 | 317.9 | 465.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 314.23 | 295.6 | 322.12 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Korea?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Korea was 295.6 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 465.17 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.6 in 2019.
- How does Korea rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Korea ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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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