Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Gabon
Gabon: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Gabon peaked at 2.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.0% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Gabon?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Gabon was 0.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Gabon ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.