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
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Low income (World Bank), 2000–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,320 | 49,219 | 53,526 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,442 | 54,088 | 60,988 | 10 |
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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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