Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 5,346 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 5,346. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 5,346 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,147, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,147 | — |
| 2001 | 4,205 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,291 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4,397 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4,512 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4,617 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4,738 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,812 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,856 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,883 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,914 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,939 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,966 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,001 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,044 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,111 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,155 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,208 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5,272 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5,346 | +1.4% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 5,346 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 713.05, 7.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 5,346 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,250, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,546 | 4,147 | 4,883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,096 | 4,914 | 5,346 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5,346 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 5,346 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,147 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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