Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 12.84 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu is 12.84, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu peaked at 12.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.79, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.79 | — |
| 2001 | 9.92 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 10.04 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.16 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.3 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.48 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.58 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.82 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.12 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.38 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.59 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.12 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 12.34 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.35 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.36 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.41 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.27 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.53 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 12.84 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.46 | 9.79 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 | 11.59 | 12.84 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Vanuatu was 12.84 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Vanuatu ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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