Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa
Samoa: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 9.75 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa is 9.75, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa peaked at 10.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.46, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.61 | — |
| 2001 | 8.46 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.46 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.58 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.75 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.93 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.12 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.25 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.33 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.53 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.79 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.01 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.25 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.44 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.49 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.21 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.06 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.75 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.89 | 8.46 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 | 9.53 | 10.49 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Samoa was 9.75 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.49 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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