Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Burkina Faso stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Burkina Faso peaked at 99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 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 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 | — |
| 2001 | 98 | +880.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 84 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 99 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +880.0% | 10 | 98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1 | 10 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5 | 95 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 East Timor 99 compare
- 1 Cameroon 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 Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % 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 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Burkina Faso?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Burkina Faso was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2004.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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