Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank)

Low income (World Bank): Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 60,988 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60,988
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
60,988
in 2019
All-time low
49,219
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank), 2000–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000200920192000: 49.2k2001: 49.8k2002: 50.2k2003: 50.5k2004: 50.9k2005: 51.4k2006: 52.0k2007: 52.6k2008: 53.0k2009: 53.5k2010: 54.1k2011: 54.8k2012: 55.5k2013: 56.1k2014: 56.9k2015: 57.7k2016: 58.6k2017: 59.5k2018: 60.2k2019: 61.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank) stood at 60,988. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 60,988 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49,219, in 2000.

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 Low income (World Bank), year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Low income (World Bank), 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 49,219
2001 49,774 +1.1%
2002 50,180 +0.8%
2003 50,547 +0.7%
2004 50,931 +0.8%
2005 51,397 +0.9%
2006 52,031 +1.2%
2007 52,559 +1.0%
2008 53,035 +0.9%
2009 53,526 +0.9%
2010 54,088 +1.0%
2011 54,806 +1.3%
2012 55,480 +1.2%
2013 56,149 +1.2%
2014 56,879 +1.3%
2015 57,721 +1.5%
2016 58,626 +1.6%
2017 59,457 +1.4%
2018 60,221 +1.3%
2019 60,988 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51,320 49,219 53,526 10
2010s 57,442 54,088 60,988 10

Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)

  1. 2 Nigeria 23,028 compare
  2. 3 China 16,027 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 14,666 compare
  4. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10,061 compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 9,197 compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia 8,630 compare
  7. 8 Bangladesh 6,214 compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank)?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank) was 60,988 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 Low income (World Bank)?
The highest recorded value was 60,988 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
The lowest recorded value was 49,219 in 2000.
How does Low income (World Bank) rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Low income (World Bank) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income (World Bank) 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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Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,080 data points, 2000–2019
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