Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Congo
Congo: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 6.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Congo, 2000–2023
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 Congo is 6.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Congo peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 59th of 63 countries on this measure, 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 in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 6.0% | — |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +887.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | — |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +950.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -51.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +887.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -89.9% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 0.0% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 8.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Congo?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Congo was 6.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Congo ranks 59th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.