Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Low income
Low income: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 69.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Low income, 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 Low income is 69.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Low income peaked at 83.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +86.2% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +31.7% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 17.9% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 47.6% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 41.8% | 69.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Low income?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Low income was 69.5% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Low income ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.