Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 59.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2020
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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 59.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 74.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +60.6% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -54.8% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 20.2% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 32.2% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 10 Myanmar 93.0% compare
- 10 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 10 Tajikistan 93.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.0% compare
- 14 Mozambique 90.0% compare
- 14 Pakistan 90.0% compare
- 16 Nigeria 89.0% compare
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.029 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 59.6% in 2020, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2020.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.