Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in North Korea
North Korea: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in North Korea, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 77.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
The figure is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
North Korea ranks 23rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 77.0% | — |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 77.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.0%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 77.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.0%, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -100.0% | 93.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 0.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in North Korea?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- North Korea ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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.