Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 99.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan peaked at 99.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +33.8% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -45.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 58.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 51.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 0.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99.0% compare
- 1 Niger 99.0% compare
- 1 Zambia 99.0% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Afghanistan was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.