Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Malawi
Malawi: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 11.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Malawi peaked at 96.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 52nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +561.5% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -54.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -61.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +468.8% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -70.3% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +305.3% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -85.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 13.0% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 16.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 11.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Malawi?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Malawi was 11.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.