Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Yemen

Yemen: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 3,258 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,258
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3,258
in 2019
All-time low
2,562
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Yemen, 2000–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000200920192000: 2.6k2001: 2.6k2002: 2.6k2003: 2.6k2004: 2.7k2005: 2.7k2006: 2.8k2007: 2.8k2008: 2.8k2009: 2.8k2010: 2.9k2011: 2.9k2012: 3.0k2013: 3.1k2014: 3.1k2015: 3.2k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.2k2018: 3.3k2019: 3.3k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 3,258 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Yemen peaked at 3,258 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,562, in 2001.

That places Yemen 15th 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Yemen, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 2,587
2001 2,562 -1.0%
2002 2,574 +0.5%
2003 2,614 +1.6%
2004 2,662 +1.8%
2005 2,702 +1.5%
2006 2,759 +2.1%
2007 2,797 +1.4%
2008 2,822 +0.9%
2009 2,850 +1.0%
2010 2,892 +1.5%
2011 2,945 +1.8%
2012 3,004 +2.0%
2013 3,066 +2.0%
2014 3,121 +1.8%
2015 3,166 +1.4%
2016 3,214 +1.5%
2017 3,242 +0.9%
2018 3,253 +0.4%
2019 3,258 +0.2%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 3,258 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,587, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 3,258 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 332.86, 9.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,693 2,562 2,850 10
2010s 3,116 2,892 3,258 10

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 12 Angola 3,540 compare
  2. 13 Mozambique 3,443 compare
  3. 14 Niger 3,343 compare
  4. 16 Sudan 3,174 compare
  5. 17 Kenya 2,998 compare
  6. 18 Côte d'Ivoire 2,925 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Yemen?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Yemen was 3,258 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 3,258 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 2,562 in 2001.
How does Yemen rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Yemen ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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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Indicator
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
204 places, 4,080 data points, 2000–2019
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