India's vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) was 54% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 19 percentage points from 35% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 54% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 53% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 35% | 2010 |
| Highest | 71% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 10% | 2000 |
| Average since 2011 | 57.75% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 10% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 33 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| India | 54% | 2020 |
| South Asia | 59.62% | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 40.88% | 2020 |
Closest to India in the 2020 ranking
- Timor-Leste — 1st of 3: 65%
- Angola — 3rd of 3: 7%
What this measures
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate refers to the percentage of children ages 6-59 months old receiving two high-dose vitamin A supplements in a calendar year.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 56 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 71 |
| 2015 | 53 |
| 2014 | 61 |
| 2013 | 54 |
| 2012 | 55 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2010 |
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 99% (2023)
- Nepal — 82% (2023)
More health data for India
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.69% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.76% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 169.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.95% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 184.37 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.43% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 354.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.97% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is India's vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months)?
- 54% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 44 percentage points from 10% in 2000. The highest value was 71% in 2016 and the lowest 10% in 2000.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/vitamin-a-deficiency/, note: based on administrative reports from countries.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SN.ITK.VITA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNICEF Global Databases, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/vitamin-a-deficiency/, note: based on administrative reports from countries Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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