Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in SEAR
SEAR: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 83,222 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
83,222
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 17 groups
All-time high
115,356
in 2000
All-time low
83,222
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in SEAR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 83,222 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in SEAR peaked at 115,356 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83,222, in 2019.
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 SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 115,356 | — |
| 2001 | 114,040 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 112,460 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 110,803 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 109,080 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 107,385 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 105,844 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 104,138 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 102,318 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 100,300 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 98,191 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 96,112 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 93,762 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 91,361 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 89,179 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 87,349 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 85,560 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 84,448 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 83,728 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 83,222 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108,172 | 100,300 | 115,356 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,291 | 83,222 | 98,191 | 10 |
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- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in SEAR?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in SEAR was 83,222 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 SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 115,356 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,222 in 2019.
- How does SEAR rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- SEAR ranks 5th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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