Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 99 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Afghanistan peaked at 99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5 | 58 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 | 79 | 99 | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 0 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 1 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 99 compare
- 1 Niger 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Zambia 99 compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, female, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Afghanistan?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Afghanistan was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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