Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 99.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +520.0% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +46.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | — |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.0%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +520.0% | 10.0% | 62.0% |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | +50.0% | 66.0% | 99.0% |
| 2002 | +46.8% | 62.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | +32.9% | 73.0% | 97.0% |
| 2003 | -27.5% | 91.0% | 66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 10.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 0.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Afghanistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 1 Niger 99.0% compare
- 1 Zambia 99.0% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.