Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
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 Sierra Leone is 77.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 23rd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | — |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -86.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +725.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -91.9% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1112.5% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -62.3% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +106.2% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 0.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 8.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 32.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sierra Leone?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sierra Leone was 77.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.