Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 72.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 72.0%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 83.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +148.8% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +77.2% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +148.8% | 14.5% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 14.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 54.6% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 35.3% | 72.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 72.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 16 groups with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.