Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru
Peru: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 831.34 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru stood at 831.34. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru peaked at 1,323 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 831.34, in 2019.
Peru ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,323 | — |
| 2001 | 1,315 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,310 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,308 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,305 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,298 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,291 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,278 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,259 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,229 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,189 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,153 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,098 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,035 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 981.3 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 940.12 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 880.03 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 851.3 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 840.28 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 831.34 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,292 | 1,229 | 1,323 | 10 |
| 2010s | 980 | 831.34 | 1,189 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Peru was 831.34 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.34 in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Peru ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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