Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 842.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 842.67 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sierra Leone peaked at 846.42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 648.45, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 648.45 | — |
| 2001 | 667.38 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 690.68 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 717.31 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 742.67 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 762.39 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 784.1 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 799.23 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 808.6 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 815.12 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 821.63 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 832.82 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 839.08 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 842.06 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 843.85 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 846.35 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 846.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 846.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 845.1 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 842.67 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 743.59 | 648.45 | 815.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 840.61 | 821.63 | 846.42 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sierra Leone?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sierra Leone was 842.67 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 846.42 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 648.45 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Sierra Leone ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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