Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zambia
Zambia: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 1,600 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zambia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1,600 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zambia peaked at 1,600 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,253, in 2000.
That places Zambia 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,253 | — |
| 2001 | 1,269 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,279 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,287 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,295 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,304 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,317 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,326 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,331 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,337 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,349 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,369 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,396 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,427 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,457 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,492 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,526 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,550 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,576 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,600 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,300 | 1,253 | 1,337 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,474 | 1,349 | 1,600 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zambia?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zambia was 1,600 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,253 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Zambia ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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