Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 20.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 20.67. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 27.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.67, in 2019.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 156th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.59 | — |
| 2001 | 27.2 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 27.06 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 27.08 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.06 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.12 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 27.47 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 27.42 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 27.13 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 26.68 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.53 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.89 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 24.27 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.75 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.14 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 22.42 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.78 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.21 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.67 | -2.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58.47, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 20.67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122.38, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.18 | 26.68 | 27.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.37 | 20.67 | 26.1 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Trinidad and Tobago was 20.67 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.67 in 2019.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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