Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 93.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar, 2000–2019
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 Myanmar is 93.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar peaked at 96.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.0% | — |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 66.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 83.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.0% compare
- 8 Chad 95.0% compare
- 9 Cameroon 94.0% compare
- 10 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 10 Tajikistan 93.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.0% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.1154 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Myanmar was 93.0% in 2019, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2019.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.