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
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Zimbabwe, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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