Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Malawi
Malawi: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 22 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Malawi is 22, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Malawi peaked at 99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 50th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 59 | +321.4% |
| 2005 | 86 | +45.8% |
| 2006 | 98 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 63 | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 90 | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 97 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 80 | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 64 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | -70.3% |
| 2021 | 83 | +336.8% |
| 2022 | 11 | -86.7% |
| 2023 | 22 | +100.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 22 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.5, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 22 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Malawi 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 | +336.8% | 19 | 83 |
| 2004 | +321.4% | 14 | 59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.33 | 14 | 98 | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.1 | 63 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.75 | 11 | 83 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Malawi?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Malawi was 22 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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