Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sweden
Sweden: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 87.09 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sweden, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 87.09 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sweden peaked at 87.09 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.62, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.56 | — |
| 2001 | 53.09 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 52.62 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.77 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 57.42 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 59.41 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 63.44 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 65.39 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 65.94 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.42 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.42 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.83 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.5 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 72.58 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 75.02 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 77.47 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 78.68 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 83.96 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 87.09 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.61 | 52.62 | 66.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.26 | 67.42 | 87.09 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sweden?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Sweden was 87.09 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.09 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.62 in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Sweden ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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