Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 65.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern is 65.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 80.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +88.5% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +97.7% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +74.9% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +26.2% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 10.2% | 80.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 47.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 42.9% | 65.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 9 Cameroon 94.0% compare
- 10 Myanmar 93.0% compare
- 10 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 10 Tajikistan 93.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.0% compare
- 14 Mozambique 90.0% compare
- 14 Pakistan 90.0% compare
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Africa Eastern and Southern was 65.9% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 12th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.