Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Cameroon stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Cameroon peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | -82.9% |
| 2004 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2005 | 99 | +560.0% |
| 2006 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 48 | -48.4% |
| 2009 | 94 | +95.8% |
| 2010 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 99 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55 | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | -83.6% |
| 2018 | 47 | +422.2% |
| 2019 | 87 | +85.1% |
| 2020 | 39 | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 85 | +117.9% |
| 2022 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 99 | +13.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cameroon'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 Cameroon 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 | +560.0% | 15 | 99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.11 | 0 | 99 | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.2 | 9 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5 | 39 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 East Timor 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 Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Cameroon?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Cameroon was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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