Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) by country
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.
Countries reporting
63
Highest
99.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.0%
Djibouti
Median
57.0%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,594
What the numbers show
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 99.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.0%, and the mean is 53.1%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 2,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 1 | Zambia | 99.0% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 99.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Niger | 99.0% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Mali | 97.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 96.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 8 | Chad | 95.0% | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Cameroon | 94.0% | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Rwanda | 93.0% | 2021 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 93.0% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | Myanmar | 93.0% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 91.0% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mozambique | 90.0% | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 90.0% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 89.0% | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85.0% | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea | 85.0% | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 84.0% | 2023 | up 342.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 82.0% | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 21 | South Sudan | 79.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Eritrea | 78.0% | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 23 | Burundi | 77.0% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 77.0% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 23 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 77.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 77.0% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 76.0% | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.0% | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 65.0% | 2020 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 61.0% | 2022 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 58.0% | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Senegal | 57.0% | 2022 | up 2,750.0% | falling |
| 33 | India | 54.0% | 2020 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 34 | Eswatini | 51.0% | 2022 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 44.0% | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 41.0% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Uganda | 38.0% | 2023 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 37.0% | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Kiribati | 37.0% | 2017 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.0% | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.0% | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 42 | Gambia | 28.0% | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 28.0% | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 44 | Togo | 24.0% | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Haiti | 20.0% | 2021 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Lesotho | 19.0% | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 19.0% | 2023 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 48 | Comoros | 16.0% | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 14.0% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Liberia | 14.0% | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 13.0% | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Malawi | 11.0% | 2023 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Yemen | 11.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Philippines | 10.0% | 2023 | down 88.8% | falling |
| 55 | Sudan | 9.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.0% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 7.0% | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Angola | 7.0% | 2020 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Congo | 6.0% | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 86.7%
- Africa Western and Central 80.6%
- IDA total 78.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 75.3%
- Least developed countries 74.3%
- IDA only 73.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 72.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 72.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 72.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 70.3%
- Low income 69.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 65.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 59.6%
- South Asia 59.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 47.3%
- Lower middle income 40.9%
About this data
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.