Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 40.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 40.9% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income peaked at 75.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 28.2% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 54.1% | 69.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.0% compare
- 14 Mozambique 90.0% compare
- 14 Pakistan 90.0% compare
- 16 Nigeria 89.0% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 85.0% compare
- 17 Guinea 85.0% compare
- 19 Kenya 84.0% compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Lower middle income was 40.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 16 groups with data for 2020.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.