Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 70.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 70.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 88.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 52.6% | +56.4% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +51.9% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.7% | 20.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 52.2% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 41.8% | 70.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
- 8 Chad 95.0% compare
- 9 Cameroon 94.0% compare
- 10 Myanmar 93.0% compare
- 10 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 10 Tajikistan 93.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.0% compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 70.3% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 10th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.