Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Pakistan
Pakistan: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 90 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 90 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Pakistan peaked at 99 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Pakistan ranks 18th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 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 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | — |
| 2015 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 74 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 92 | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 86 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 90 | +4.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 90 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -100.0% | 99 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8 | 91 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 | 74 | 92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 16 Central African Republic 92 compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 91 compare
- 18 Mozambique 90 compare
- 18 Ethiopia 90 compare
- 21 Nigeria 89 compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Pakistan?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Pakistan was 90 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2001.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Pakistan ranks 18th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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