Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Tanzania
Tanzania: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Tanzania is 99, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Tanzania peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 | — |
| 2001 | 93 | +106.7% |
| 2002 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 99 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 99 | +8.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Tanzania'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 Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +106.7% | 45 | 93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5 | 45 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3 | 87 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.25 | 91 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 East Timor 99 compare
- 1 Cameroon 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Mozambique 99 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 99 compare
- 1 Mali 99 compare
- 1 Zambia 99 compare
- 1 Chad 99 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Tanzania?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Tanzania was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Tanzania ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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