demographic2023
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
52.3% of children ages 6-59 months
Median: 55.5% of children ages 6-59 months
Countries Covered
64
with available data
Highest
Niger
99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
Lowest
Botswana
0.0% of children ages 6-59 months
Top 5 Countries
1Niger99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
2Burkina Faso99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
3Zambia99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
4Afghanistan99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
5Bangladesh99.0% of children ages 6-59 months
By Region
Asia60.5% of children ages 6-59 months(6 countries)
Africa57.0% of children ages 6-59 months(6 countries)
Other50.8% of children ages 6-59 months(52 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of children ages 6-59 months)High (99.0% of children ages 6-59 months)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.3% of children ages 6-59 months)
Asia (6)
Africa (6)
Other (52)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 99.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 99.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 3 | Zambia | 99.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 99.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 99.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 6 | Mali | 97.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 96.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 8 | Chad | 95.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 9 | Cameroon | 94.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 10 | Myanmar | 93.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 11 | Rwanda | 93.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 93.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 14 | Mozambique | 90.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 15 | Pakistan | 90.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 16 | Nigeria | 89.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 17 | Guinea | 85.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 19 | Kenya | 84.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 20 | Nepal | 82.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 21 | South Sudan | 79.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 22 | Eritrea | 78.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 23 | Burundi | 77.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 77.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 25 | North Korea | 77.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 77.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 76.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 65.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 30 | Cambodia | 61.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 31 | Namibia | 58.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 32 | Senegal | 57.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 33 | India | 54.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 34 | Eswatini | 51.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 35 | Ghana | 44.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 36 | South Africa | 41.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 37 | Uganda | 38.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 38 | Kiribati | 37.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 37.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 28.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 43 | Bolivia | 28.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 44 | Togo | 24.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 45 | Haiti | 20.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 46 | Lesotho | 19.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 47 | Madagascar | 19.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 48 | Comoros | 16.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 49 | Liberia | 14.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 50 | Somalia | 14.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 13.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 52 | Malawi | 11.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 53 | Yemen | 11.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 54 | Philippines | 10.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 55 | Sudan | 9.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 57 | Benin | 7.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 58 | Angola | 7.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | 6.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 60 | Djibouti | 0.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 61 | Gabon | 0.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 62 | Mauritania | 0.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
| 64 | Botswana | 0.0% of children ages 6-59 months |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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