Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.4% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Madagascar peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 51st of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | — |
| 2001 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 84 | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 97 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 26 | -73.5% |
| 2021 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 88 | +266.7% |
| 2023 | 19 | -78.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.5, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +266.7% | 24 | 88 |
| 2023 | -78.4% | 88 | 19 |
| 2020 | -73.5% | 98 | 26 |
| 2003 | +52.7% | 55 | 84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.89 | 55 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4 | 91 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.25 | 19 | 88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Madagascar?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Madagascar was 19 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Madagascar ranks 51st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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