Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger
Niger: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 3,343 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger stood at 3,343. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger peaked at 3,343 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,966, in 2000.
That places Niger 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,966 | — |
| 2001 | 2,054 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,125 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,187 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,248 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,314 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,392 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 2,460 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,525 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,591 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,662 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,744 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2,824 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,903 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2,984 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3,064 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,149 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,221 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3,284 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,343 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,286 | 1,966 | 2,591 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,018 | 2,662 | 3,343 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Niger was 3,343 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3,343 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,966 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Niger ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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