Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Eritrea
Eritrea: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 78 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Eritrea is 78, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Eritrea peaked at 81 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 27th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 51 | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 51 | — |
| 2006 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 39 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 49 | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 81 | +58.8% |
| 2021 | 78 | -3.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.5, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -100.0% | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | +58.8% | 51 | 81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6 | 0 | 53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.14 | 38 | 81 | 7 |
| 2020s | 78 | 78 | 78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 24 Kenya 84 compare
- 24 South Sudan 84 compare
- 26 Togo 79 compare
- 27 Burundi 78 compare
- 29 Ethiopia 77 compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 77 compare
- 29 North Korea 77 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Eritrea?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Eritrea was 78 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 81 in 2018.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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