Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Philippines
Philippines: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 10 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Philippines, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Philippines stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 75.6% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Philippines peaked at 92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 57th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80 | — |
| 2001 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 88 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 72 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 68 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 39 | -42.6% |
| 2022 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 10 | -75.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 10 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 10 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.5, 14% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -75.6% | 41 | 10 |
| 2020 | -42.6% | 68 | 39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6 | 76 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.57 | 68 | 92 | 7 |
| 2020s | 30 | 10 | 41 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 54 Papua New Guinea 13 compare
- 55 Yemen 11 compare
- 55 Malawi 11 compare
- 58 Sudan 9 compare
- 58 Equatorial Guinea 9 compare
- 60 Gabon 0 compare
- 60 Djibouti 0 compare
- 60 Mauritania 0 compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Philippines?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Philippines was 10 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Philippines ranks 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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