Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Uganda
Uganda: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 38.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 38.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 30.9% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Uganda peaked at 78.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 37th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 31.0% | — |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +77.4% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 0.0% | 78.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 24.0% | 70.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 31.0% | 55.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Uganda?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Uganda was 38.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Uganda ranks 37th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.