Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea

Eritrea: Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months was 78 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
78
Change on year
up 116.7%
World rank
22nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
78
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2004
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea, 2001–2021

0204060802001201120212001: 392002: 342004: 02005: 462006: 502007: 462008: 452009: 422010: 392011: 392012: 382013: 362014: 492015: 512018: 362021: 78

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea stood at 78. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 116.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea peaked at 78 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.

Eritrea ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 39 —
2002 34 -12.8%
2004 0 -100.0%
2005 46 —
2006 50 +8.7%
2007 46 -8.0%
2008 45 -2.2%
2009 42 -6.7%
2010 39 -7.1%
2011 39 +0.0%
2012 38 -2.6%
2013 36 -5.3%
2014 49 +36.1%
2015 51 +4.1%
2018 36 -29.4%
2021 78 +116.7%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +116.7% 36 78
2004 -100.0% 34 0

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.75 0 50 8
2010s 41.14 36 51 7
2020s 78 78 78 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 19 Kenya 84 compare
  2. 20 Nepal 82 compare
  3. 21 South Sudan 79 compare
  4. 23 Burundi 77 compare
  5. 23 Ethiopia 77 compare
  6. 23 North Korea 77 compare
  7. 23 Sierra Leone 77 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea?
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Eritrea was 78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 78 in 2021.
What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months?
Eritrea ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months
Source
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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