Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Botswana
Botswana: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Botswana, 2004–2022
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Botswana peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
That places Botswana 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -51.6% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +546.7% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 15.0% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 57.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 0.0% | 64.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Botswana?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Botswana was 0.0% in 2022, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.