Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 99 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Afghanistan peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
That places Afghanistan 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 84 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 85 | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 96 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 88 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 90 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 51 | -45.7% |
| 2020 | 64 | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 80 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | — |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Afghanistan 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 | -100.0% | 80 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5 | 70 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.56 | 51 | 99 | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.75 | 0 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 East Timor 99 compare
- 1 Cameroon 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Mozambique 99 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 99 compare
- 1 Mali 99 compare
- 1 Zambia 99 compare
- 1 Chad 99 compare
- 1 Tanzania 99 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Afghanistan?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Afghanistan was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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