Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 444.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Mauritania, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 444.6 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Mauritania peaked at 444.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 319.41, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 319.41 | — |
| 2001 | 326.63 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 333 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 338.8 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 344.49 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 350.86 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 357.64 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 363.94 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 370.43 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 377.37 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 385.33 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 394.23 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 403.42 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 412.6 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 421.19 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 428.61 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 436.58 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 441.06 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 443.27 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 444.6 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 348.26 | 319.41 | 377.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 421.09 | 385.33 | 444.6 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Mauritania?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Mauritania was 444.6 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 444.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 319.41 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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