Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Zambia
Zambia: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 99 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Zambia peaked at 99 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2003.
That places Zambia 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 20 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86 | — |
| 2001 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 55 | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 66 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 95 | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zambia'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 Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +33.8% | 71 | 95 |
| 2003 | -30.4% | 79 | 55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.44 | 55 | 96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.86 | 92 | 99 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 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 Chad 99 compare
- 1 Tanzania 99 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Zambia?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage in Zambia was 99 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2011.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 2 coverage rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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