Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Malawi
Malawi: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Malawi stood at 11. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Malawi peaked at 99 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2022.
That places Malawi 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 90 | +429.4% |
| 2003 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13 | -85.9% |
| 2005 | 94 | +623.1% |
| 2006 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 60 | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 99 | +65.0% |
| 2014 | 41 | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 16 | -61.0% |
| 2016 | 91 | +468.8% |
| 2017 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 65 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 84 | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 77 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | -85.7% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.5, 14% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Malawi 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 | +623.1% | 13 | 94 |
| 2016 | +468.8% | 16 | 91 |
| 2002 | +429.4% | 17 | 90 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2 | 13 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3 | 16 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.75 | 11 | 84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 52 Liberia 14 compare
- 52 Benin 14 compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 13 compare
- 55 Yemen 11 compare
- 57 Philippines 10 compare
- 58 Sudan 9 compare
- 58 Equatorial Guinea 9 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Malawi?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Malawi was 11 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2009.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Malawi ranks 55th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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