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

Zimbabwe: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 808.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
808.13
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
54th
of 191 countries
All-time high
998.64
in 2011
All-time low
693.08
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

02004006008001.0k2000200920192000: 693.12001: 726.92002: 760.62003: 793.52004: 828.62005: 866.92006: 906.52007: 939.52008: 9662009: 984.52010: 995.52011: 998.62012: 986.52013: 971.32014: 958.22015: 941.12016: 922.82017: 891.52018: 846.12019: 808.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zimbabwe is 808.13, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zimbabwe peaked at 998.64 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 693.08, in 2000.

Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands) in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 693.08
2001 726.9 +4.9%
2002 760.63 +4.6%
2003 793.46 +4.3%
2004 828.56 +4.4%
2005 866.93 +4.6%
2006 906.47 +4.6%
2007 939.54 +3.6%
2008 965.96 +2.8%
2009 984.53 +1.9%
2010 995.53 +1.1%
2011 998.64 +0.3%
2012 986.5 -1.2%
2013 971.35 -1.5%
2014 958.18 -1.4%
2015 941.07 -1.8%
2016 922.76 -1.9%
2017 891.5 -3.4%
2018 846.11 -5.1%
2019 808.13 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 846.61 693.08 984.53 10
2010s 931.98 808.13 998.64 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zimbabwe?
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zimbabwe was 808.13 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 998.64 in 2011.
What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 693.08 in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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