Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate

Papua New Guinea
13.0%
in 2022
Somalia
14.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
Somalia rank
49th

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14.0% against 13.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Somalia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 63 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.8% 47.8% 41.0% Somalia
2010s 9.7% 21.3% 11.7% Somalia
2020s 23.5% 53.5% 30.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vitamin a supplementation coverage rate, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 14.0% against 13.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in vitamin a supplementation coverage rate between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
1.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 49th of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Unit
% of children ages 6-59 months
Source
UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,594 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate refers to the percentage of children ages 6-59 months old receiving two high-dose vitamin A supplements in a calendar year.