Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Nepal
Nepal: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 82.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Nepal stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 20th 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 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 73.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 85.0% compare
- 17 Guinea 85.0% compare
- 19 Kenya 84.0% compare
- 21 South Sudan 79.0% compare
- 22 Eritrea 78.0% compare
- 23 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 77.0% compare
- 23 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 77.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 77.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Nepal?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Nepal was 82.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.