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Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1991 to 2012 of Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income). No data until 1990. Number of actual observations by date: 22.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

1. WHO. Global anemia prevalence and trends 1995-2011. Geneva: World Health Organization; forthcoming. 2. Stevens GA, Finucane MM, De-Regil LM, et al. Global, regional, and national trends in hemoglobin concentration and prevalence of total and severe anemia in children and pregnant and non-pregnant women for 1995-2011: a systematic analysis of population-representative data. The Lancet Global Health 2013; 1(1): e16-e25.

Categories, topics:

Health

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:

70.097

Minimum:

62.62

jan 1, 2012

Maximum:

74.768

jan 1, 1991

At the date of observation

Value

Absolute change

Change from the previous value

jan 1, 1991

74.768

+74.768

0.0%

jan 1, 1992

74.57

-0.198

-0.27%

jan 1, 1993

74.379

-0.191

-0.26%

jan 1, 1994

74.148

-0.231

-0.31%

jan 1, 1995

73.835

-0.313

-0.42%

jan 1, 1996

73.442

-0.393

-0.53%

jan 1, 1997

72.971

-0.471

-0.64%

jan 1, 1998

72.378

-0.593

-0.81%

jan 1, 1999

71.757

-0.621

-0.86%

jan 1, 2000

71.165

-0.592

-0.82%

jan 1, 2001

70.647

-0.518

-0.73%

jan 1, 2002

70.176

-0.471

-0.67%

jan 1, 2003

69.808

-0.368

-0.52%

jan 1, 2004

69.444

-0.364

-0.52%

jan 1, 2005

68.99

-0.454

-0.65%

jan 1, 2006

68.436

-0.554

-0.8%

jan 1, 2007

67.716

-0.72

-1.05%

jan 1, 2008

66.778

-0.938

-1.39%

jan 1, 2009

65.753

-1.025

-1.53%

jan 1, 2010

64.714

-1.039

-1.58%

jan 1, 2011

63.643

-1.072

-1.66%