Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta
Malta: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 3.76 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta stood at 3.76. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta peaked at 3.76 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.82, in 2007.
That places Malta 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.61 | — |
| 2001 | 3.48 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.17 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.02 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.91 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.82 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.84 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.87 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.92 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.03 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.27 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.36 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.44 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.54 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.65 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.76 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.09 | 2.82 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 2.92 | 3.76 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Malta was 3.76 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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