Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 94 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 94 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Cameroon peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 12th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | — |
| 2002 | 4 | -96.0% |
| 2003 | 43 | +975.0% |
| 2004 | 65 | +51.2% |
| 2005 | 96 | +47.7% |
| 2006 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 60 | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 98 | +63.3% |
| 2010 | 89 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 99 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 88 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 99 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 83 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 98 | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 14 | -84.4% |
| 2021 | 88 | +528.6% |
| 2022 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 94 | +2.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +975.0% | 4 | 43 |
| 2021 | +528.6% | 14 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.89 | 0 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.6 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 | 14 | 94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Cameroon?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Cameroon was 94 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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