Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Zambia
Zambia: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Zambia is 99, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Zambia peaked at 99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 63 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +57.1% |
| 2004 | 72 | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83 | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 99 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 99 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 72 | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 93 | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zambia'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 Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +57.1% | 63 | 99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4 | 54 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.29 | 72 | 99 | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.25 | 95 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Niger 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Zambia?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Zambia was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2003.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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