Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR
AMR: Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months was 16.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
15th
of 17 groups
All-time high
23.7%
in 2000
All-time low
16.5%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near AMR
- 12 Nigeria 68.9% compare
- 13 Mozambique 68.2% compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
- 15 Senegal 67.9% compare
- 16 Chad 66.3% compare
- 17 Mauritania 65.5% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.9% compare
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- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 33.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 37.18 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.59 (2022)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% (2025)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 92.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.18 (2025)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 88.0% (2025)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR?
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months in AMR was 16.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2019.
- How does AMR rank for prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months?
- AMR ranks 15th out of 17 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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