Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sudan

Sudan: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 3,174 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,174
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
16th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3,174
in 2019
All-time low
2,857
in 2002
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sudan, 2000–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000200920192000: 2.9k2001: 2.9k2002: 2.9k2003: 2.9k2004: 2.9k2005: 2.9k2006: 2.9k2007: 2.9k2008: 2.9k2009: 2.9k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.0k2012: 3.0k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.0k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.1k2017: 3.1k2018: 3.1k2019: 3.2k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 3,174 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sudan peaked at 3,174 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,857, in 2002.

Sudan ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Sudan, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 2,873
2001 2,859 -0.5%
2002 2,857 -0.1%
2003 2,867 +0.3%
2004 2,880 +0.5%
2005 2,893 +0.5%
2006 2,913 +0.7%
2007 2,922 +0.3%
2008 2,925 +0.1%
2009 2,929 +0.1%
2010 2,940 +0.4%
2011 2,952 +0.4%
2012 2,969 +0.6%
2013 2,987 +0.6%
2014 3,008 +0.7%
2015 3,036 +0.9%
2016 3,069 +1.1%
2017 3,102 +1.1%
2018 3,136 +1.1%
2019 3,174 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,892 2,857 2,929 10
2010s 3,037 2,940 3,174 10

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 13 Mozambique 3,443 compare
  2. 14 Niger 3,343 compare
  3. 15 Yemen 3,258 compare
  4. 17 Kenya 2,998 compare
  5. 18 Côte d'Ivoire 2,925 compare
  6. 19 Mali 2,792 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sudan?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sudan was 3,174 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 3,174 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,857 in 2002.
How does Sudan rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Sudan ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,080 data points, 2000–2019
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