Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 78.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Eritrea, 2001–2021
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 Eritrea is 78.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eritrea peaked at 78.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.0% | — |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | — |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +116.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 78.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.0%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 78.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +116.7% | 36.0% | 78.0% |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 34.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 36.0% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 19 Kenya 84.0% compare
- 20 Nepal 82.0% compare
- 21 South Sudan 79.0% compare
- 23 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 77.0% compare
- 23 North Korea 77.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 77.0% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eritrea?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eritrea was 78.0% in 2021, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Eritrea ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.