Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Ghana
Ghana: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 47 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 47 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in 2023.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Ghana peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2012.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 99 | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17 | -82.1% |
| 2013 | 98 | +476.5% |
| 2014 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 63 | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 44 | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 50 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 82 | +64.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | -56.1% |
| 2020 | 77 | +113.9% |
| 2021 | 40 | -48.1% |
| 2022 | 55 | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 47 | -14.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +476.5% | 17 | 98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7 | 85 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6 | 17 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.75 | 40 | 77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Ghana?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Ghana was 47 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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