Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Afghanistan has the highest vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) (99% in 2023) and Mauritania the lowest (0% in 2023).
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.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 99% | 2023 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 99% | 2023 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 99% | 2023 |
| 4 | Niger | 99% | 2023 |
| 5 | Zambia | 99% | 2023 |
| 6 | Mali | 97% | 2023 |
| 7 | Tanzania | 96% | 2023 |
| 8 | Chad | 95% | 2023 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 94% | 2023 |
| 10 | Myanmar | 93% | 2019 |
| 11 | Rwanda | 93% | 2021 |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 93% | 2022 |
| 13 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 91% | 2023 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 90% | 2023 |
| 15 | Pakistan | 90% | 2023 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 89% | 2023 |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85% | 2023 |
| 18 | Guinea | 85% | 2023 |
| 19 | Kenya | 84% | 2023 |
| 20 | Nepal | 82% | 2023 |
| 21 | South Sudan | 79% | 2023 |
| 22 | Eritrea | 78% | 2021 |
| 23 | Burundi | 77% | 2023 |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 77% | 2023 |
| 25 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 77% | 2023 |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 77% | 2023 |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 76% | 2023 |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 73% | 2023 |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 65% | 2020 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 61% | 2022 |
| 31 | Namibia | 58% | 2023 |
| 32 | Senegal | 57% | 2022 |
| 33 | India | 54% | 2020 |
| 34 | Eswatini | 51% | 2022 |
| 35 | Ghana | 44% | 2023 |
| 36 | South Africa | 41% | 2023 |
| 37 | Uganda | 38% | 2023 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 37% | 2023 |
| 39 | Lao PDR | 36% | 2022 |
| 40 | São Tomé and Principe | 35% | 2023 |
| 41 | Bolivia | 28% | 2023 |
| 42 | Gambia, The | 28% | 2023 |
| 43 | Togo | 24% | 2023 |
| 44 | Haiti | 20% | 2021 |
| 45 | Madagascar | 19% | 2023 |
| 46 | Comoros | 16% | 2022 |
| 47 | Liberia | 14% | 2023 |
| 48 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 14% | 2023 |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 13% | 2022 |
| 50 | Malawi | 11% | 2023 |
| 51 | Yemen, Rep. | 11% | 2022 |
| 52 | Philippines | 10% | 2023 |
| 53 | Sudan | 9% | 2023 |
| 54 | Angola | 7% | 2020 |
| 55 | Benin | 7% | 2023 |
| 56 | Congo, Rep. | 6% | 2023 |
| 57 | Botswana | 0% | 2022 |
| 58 | Djibouti | 0% | 2019 |
| 59 | Gabon | 0% | 2023 |
| 60 | Mauritania | 0% | 2023 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Eastern and Southern | 65.87% | 2023 |
| Africa Western and Central | 80.6% | 2023 |
| Early-demographic dividend | 47.32% | 2020 |
| Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) situations | 81.32% | 2023 |
| Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | 70.27% | 2023 |
| IDA blend | 86.71% | 2023 |
| IDA only | 73.44% | 2023 |
| IDA total | 78.35% | 2023 |
| Least developed countries: UN classification | 74.34% | 2023 |
| Low income | 69.48% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 40.88% | 2020 |
| Pre-demographic dividend | 75.25% | 2023 |
| South Asia | 59.62% | 2020 |
| South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 59.62% | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.99% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | 71.99% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD) | 71.99% | 2023 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SN.ITK.VITA.ZS, 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 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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