Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Senegal
Senegal: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 57.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Senegal, 2000–2022
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 Senegal is 57.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,750.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Senegal peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 32nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -97.9% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +4350.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -67.4% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6% | 85.0% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 2.0% | 89.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 37.0% | 57.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Senegal?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Senegal was 57.0% in 2022, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,750.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.