Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 19.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2019.
That places Madagascar 46th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +44.7% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -96.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +766.7% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 38.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 3.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 19.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Madagascar was 19.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.