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Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation by country

The share of children aged between 6 months and 5 years who received at least two high-dose vitamin A capsules in the previous year.

Countries reporting
62
Highest
99.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Botswana
Median
57.5%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
1,241

What the numbers show

Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 99.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 57.5%, and the mean is 53.9%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 2,750.0%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 100.0%).

Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Niger 99.0% 2023 up 3.1% flat
1 Zambia 99.0% 2023 up 6.5% rising
1 Burkina Faso 99.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Bangladesh 99.0% 2023 up 2.1% volatile
1 Afghanistan 99.0% 2023 up 2.1% falling
6 Mali 97.0% 2023 down 1.0% rising
7 Tanzania 96.0% 2023 up 4.3% rising
8 Chad 95.0% 2023 up 4.4% volatile
9 Cameroon 94.0% 2023 down 5.1% volatile
10 Tajikistan 93.0% 2022 up 3.3% rising
10 Myanmar 93.0% 2019 down 2.1% rising
10 Rwanda 93.0% 2021 up 27.4% volatile
13 Democratic Republic of Congo 91.0% 2023 down 7.1% rising
14 Mozambique 90.0% 2023 down 9.1% volatile
14 Pakistan 90.0% 2023 — falling
16 Nigeria 89.0% 2023 up 27.1% volatile
17 Guinea 85.0% 2023 down 14.1% rising
17 Cote d'Ivoire 85.0% 2023 down 14.1% volatile
19 Kenya 84.0% 2023 up 342.1% volatile
20 Nepal 82.0% 2023 down 17.2% falling
21 South Sudan 79.0% 2023 — volatile
22 Eritrea 78.0% 2021 up 100.0% rising
23 Ethiopia 77.0% 2023 down 2.5% rising
23 Burundi 77.0% 2023 up 2.7% rising
23 Sierra Leone 77.0% 2023 down 22.2% falling
23 North Korea 77.0% 2023 down 21.4% falling
27 Central African Republic 76.0% 2023 up 90.0% volatile
28 Guinea-Bissau 73.0% 2023 down 24.7% volatile
29 East Timor 65.0% 2020 up 35.4% rising
30 Cambodia 61.0% 2022 down 37.8% rising
31 Namibia 58.0% 2023 down 6.5% volatile
32 Senegal 57.0% 2022 up 2,750.0% falling
33 India 54.0% 2020 up 54.3% rising
34 Eswatini 51.0% 2022 up 54.5% rising
35 Ghana 44.0% 2023 down 54.2% volatile
36 South Africa 41.0% 2023 down 2.4% rising
37 Uganda 38.0% 2023 down 41.5% rising
38 Zimbabwe 37.0% 2023 up 8.8% volatile
38 Kiribati 37.0% 2017 down 31.5% falling
40 Laos 36.0% 2022 down 23.4% falling
41 Sao Tome and Principe 35.0% 2023 down 37.5% falling
42 Gambia 28.0% 2023 down 39.1% volatile
42 Bolivia 28.0% 2023 down 30.0% falling
44 Togo 24.0% 2023 down 60.7% volatile
45 Haiti 20.0% 2021 down 44.4% volatile
46 Madagascar 19.0% 2023 down 79.8% falling
46 Lesotho 19.0% 2022 down 50.0% volatile
48 Comoros 16.0% 2022 down 11.1% volatile
49 Somalia 14.0% 2023 down 53.3% volatile
49 Liberia 14.0% 2023 down 84.1% volatile
51 Papua New Guinea 13.0% 2022 down 13.3% volatile
52 Malawi 11.0% 2023 down 87.8% volatile
52 Yemen 11.0% 2022 unchanged volatile
54 Philippines 10.0% 2023 down 88.8% falling
55 Sudan 9.0% 2023 — volatile
56 Equatorial Guinea 8.0% 2023 up 60.0% rising
57 Benin 7.0% 2023 down 92.9% volatile
57 Angola 7.0% 2020 down 75.0% volatile
59 Congo 6.0% 2023 down 93.9% volatile
60 Gabon 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
60 Mauritania 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
60 Botswana 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation
Unit
% of children ages 6-59 months
Source
UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 1,241 data points, 2000–2023
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The share of children aged between 6 months and 5 years who received at least two high-dose vitamin A capsules in the previous year.