Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia stood at 77.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia peaked at 88.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | — |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -56.3% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +154.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 0.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 31.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 66.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 20 Nepal 82.0% compare
- 21 South Sudan 79.0% compare
- 22 Eritrea 78.0% compare
- 23 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 77.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.