Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Uganda
Uganda: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 3,974 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Uganda, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3,974 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Uganda peaked at 3,974 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,452, in 2000.
That places Uganda 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,452 | — |
| 2001 | 3,511 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3,565 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3,614 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,660 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3,697 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,729 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3,743 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,742 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,737 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,729 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,731 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,723 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,727 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,747 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,789 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,831 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,883 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,933 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,974 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,645 | 3,452 | 3,743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,807 | 3,723 | 3,974 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 8 Bangladesh 6,214 compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 5,346 compare
- 10 Egypt 4,118 compare
- 12 Angola 3,540 compare
- 13 Mozambique 3,443 compare
- 14 Niger 3,343 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Uganda?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Uganda was 3,974 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,974 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,452 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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