Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in IDA total
IDA total: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 78.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in IDA total, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 78.3% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in IDA total peaked at 84.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 73.3% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +94.2% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 38.7% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 57.0% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 35.0% | 78.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 1 Afghanistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99.0% compare
- 1 Niger 99.0% compare
- 1 Zambia 99.0% compare
- 6 Mali 97.0% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in IDA total?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in IDA total was 78.3% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- IDA total ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.