Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Benin
Benin: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 7.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Benin, 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 Benin stood at 7.0%.
That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Benin 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 85.0% | — |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +76.8% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | — |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -87.5% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +1042.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -95.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +75.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 7.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 13% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 7.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1042.9% | 7.0% | 80.0% |
| 2018 | -100.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -95.0% | 80.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020 | -87.5% | 56.0% | 7.0% |
| 2010 | +76.8% | 56.0% | 99.0% |
| 2023 | +75.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 0.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 0.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 4.0% | 80.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Benin?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Benin was 7.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.