Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Philippines
Philippines: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 10.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 10.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Philippines peaked at 91.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 54th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 69.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 68.0% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 10.0% | 29.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Philippines?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Philippines was 10.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Philippines ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.