Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 51.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Eswatini, 2001–2022
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 Eswatini is 51.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 54.5% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eswatini peaked at 51.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 34th 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 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 40.0% | — |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -55.0% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +51.6% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +54.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 51.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 51.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 30.0% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 33.0% | 51.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eswatini?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Eswatini was 51.0% in 2022, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.