Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Guinea
Guinea: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 85.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Guinea peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Guinea 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | — |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 0.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 64.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 85.0% | 97.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Guinea?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Guinea was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.