Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 23,028 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria stood at 23,028. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria peaked at 23,028 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,704, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,704 | — |
| 2001 | 17,130 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17,486 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 17,810 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,116 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18,432 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18,819 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 19,134 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 19,428 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19,745 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20,114 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 20,517 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 20,942 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 21,384 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 21,807 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22,190 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 22,571 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 22,806 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22,932 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23,028 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,280 | 16,704 | 19,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,829 | 20,114 | 23,028 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Nigeria was 23,028 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23,028 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,704 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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