Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Niger
Niger: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Niger, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Niger is 99, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Niger peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2003.
That places Niger 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 89 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 77 | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 68 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 97 | +42.6% |
| 2006 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77 | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 99 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +6.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 85.5, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +42.6% | 68 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.89 | 68 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.5 | 77 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95 | 93 | 99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Zambia 99 compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % 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 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % 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 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Niger?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Niger was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2003.
- How does Niger rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Niger ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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