Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Mozambique
Mozambique: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Mozambique is 99, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Mozambique peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | -40.9% |
| 2005 | 99 | +661.5% |
| 2006 | 33 | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 48 | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 99 | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 62 | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 69 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 83 | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 72 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 99 | +37.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique'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 Mozambique 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 | +661.5% | 13 | 99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5 | 62 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.75 | 69 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 East Timor 99 compare
- 1 Cameroon 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 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 Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Mozambique?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Mozambique was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Mozambique ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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