Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in North Korea
North Korea: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
99
World rank
1st
of 63 countries
All-time high
99
in 2001
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in North Korea, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 99 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in North Korea peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
North Korea ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 99 | — |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 85.5, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48 | 0 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 Niger 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Zambia 99 compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0541 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in North Korea?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in North Korea was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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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