Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in WPR
WPR: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 23,271 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
23,271
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
11th
of 17 groups
All-time high
35,699
in 2000
All-time low
23,147
in 2015
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in WPR, 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 WPR is 23,271, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in WPR peaked at 35,699 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23,147, in 2015.
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 WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,699 | — |
| 2001 | 34,937 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 33,331 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 31,211 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 29,257 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 27,801 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 26,557 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 25,607 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 24,945 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 24,396 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 23,886 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 23,646 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 23,427 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 23,262 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 23,162 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23,147 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23,215 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23,219 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23,196 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23,271 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,374 | 24,396 | 35,699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,343 | 23,147 | 23,886 | 10 |
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- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in WPR?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in WPR was 23,271 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 WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 35,699 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,147 in 2015.
- How does WPR rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- WPR ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WPR 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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