Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal
Senegal: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,756 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal stood at 1,756.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal peaked at 1,767 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,371, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,371 | — |
| 2001 | 1,401 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1,424 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,445 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,467 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,493 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,524 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,555 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,586 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,616 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1,644 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,677 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,702 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,722 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,738 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,753 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,765 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,767 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,762 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,756 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,488 | 1,371 | 1,616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,729 | 1,644 | 1,767 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Senegal was 1,756 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,767 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,371 in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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