Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burundi
Burundi: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 77.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 755.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burundi peaked at 92.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 23rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 16.0% | — |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -56.2% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +985.7% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -88.9% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +755.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.0% | 0.0% | 90.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 69.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 9.0% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 20 Nepal 82.0% compare
- 21 South Sudan 79.0% compare
- 22 Eritrea 78.0% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 77.0% compare
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 77.0% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burundi?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Burundi was 77.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Burundi ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.