Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 61.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Cambodia, 2000–2022
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 Cambodia is 61.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Cambodia peaked at 98.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +90.0% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +38.2% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +53.2% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 61.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 61.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Cambodia 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 | +90.0% | 30.0% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 30.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 63.0% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 61.0% | 71.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 27 Central African Republic 76.0% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 73.0% compare
- 29 East Timor 65.0% compare
- 31 Namibia 58.0% compare
- 32 Senegal 57.0% compare
- 33 India 54.0% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Cambodia?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Cambodia was 61.0% in 2022, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Cambodia ranks 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.