Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Eritrea
Eritrea: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 81 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Eritrea, 2001–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 81 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 125.0% on the previous year and up 107.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Eritrea peaked at 81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56 | — |
| 2002 | 34 | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 46 | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 49 | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 36 | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 81 | +125.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 81 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.5, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +125.0% | 36 | 81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.88 | 34 | 56 | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.57 | 36 | 51 | 7 |
| 2020s | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 22 Kenya 87 compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 85 compare
- 24 Nepal 82 compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 79 compare
- 26 South Sudan 79 compare
- 28 Burundi 77 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Eritrea?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Eritrea was 81 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2021.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Eritrea ranks 25th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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