Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 96.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +636.4% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -98.9% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +9500.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 96.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 96.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +9500.0% | 1.0% | 96.0% |
| 2001 | +636.4% | 11.0% | 81.0% |
| 2020 | -98.9% | 95.0% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 11.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 1.0% | 96.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Tanzania, United Republic of was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.