Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia
Namibia: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 154.08 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia stood at 154.08. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia peaked at 154.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 122.72, in 2006.
That places Namibia 100th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 126.56 | — |
| 2001 | 125.82 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 124.63 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 123.97 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 124.27 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 123.92 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 122.72 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 123.45 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 125.33 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 127.99 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 131.5 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 138.95 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 145.65 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 147.45 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 148.63 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 151.52 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 152.48 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 152.63 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 153.29 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 154.08 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.87 | 122.72 | 127.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.62 | 131.5 | 154.08 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Namibia was 154.08 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 154.08 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.72 in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Namibia ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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