Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Zambia
Zambia: Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate was 99.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 99.0% for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Zambia peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 54.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 72.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Afghanistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99.0% compare
- 1 Niger 99.0% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate in Zambia was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.