Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in East Timor
East Timor: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 was 65.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in East Timor, 2002–2020
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2020, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in East Timor stood at 65.0%.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in East Timor peaked at 78.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2002.
That places East Timor 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages) … 6-59 in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.0% | — |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +78.6% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -16.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 65.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 65.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.0%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 26.0% | 50.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 40.0% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 27 Central African Republic 76.0% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 73.0% compare
- 30 Cambodia 61.0% compare
- 31 Namibia 58.0% compare
- 32 Senegal 57.0% compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in East Timor?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in East Timor was 65.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- East Timor ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.