Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 93.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Rwanda, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2021, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Rwanda stood at 93.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Rwanda peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 7.0% | — |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +971.4% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -95.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | — |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.0%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +971.4% | 7.0% | 75.0% |
| 2013 | -100.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2012 | -95.9% | 73.0% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 0.0% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 0.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Rwanda?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Rwanda was 93.0% in 2021, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.