Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,027 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan stood at 1,027. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan peaked at 1,027 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 780.3, in 2000.
South Sudan ranks 45th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 780.3 | — |
| 2001 | 794.29 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 800.44 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 803.27 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 810.02 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 827.18 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 847.89 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 874.09 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 903.07 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 927.48 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 941.85 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 963.35 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 981.37 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 996.44 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,008 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,015 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,023 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,025 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,025 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,027 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 836.8 | 780.3 | 927.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,001 | 941.85 | 1,027 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in South Sudan was 1,027 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,027 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 780.3 in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- South Sudan ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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