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

Malawi: Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months was 11 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
96
in 2010
All-time low
11
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2023

Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi, 2000–2023

204060801002000201120232000: 212001: 172003: 142004: 132005: 862006: 892007: 902008: 952009: 952010: 962011: 962012: 602013: 902014: 412015: 162016: 912017: 912018: 752019: 642020: 192021: 772022: 112023: 11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi is 11, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 87.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi peaked at 96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2022.

That places Malawi 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 21 —
2001 17 -19.0%
2003 14 -17.6%
2004 13 -7.1%
2005 86 +561.5%
2006 89 +3.5%
2007 90 +1.1%
2008 95 +5.6%
2009 95 +0.0%
2010 96 +1.1%
2011 96 +0.0%
2012 60 -37.5%
2013 90 +50.0%
2014 41 -54.4%
2015 16 -61.0%
2016 91 +468.8%
2017 91 +0.0%
2018 75 -17.6%
2019 64 -14.7%
2020 19 -70.3%
2021 77 +305.3%
2022 11 -85.7%
2023 11 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77, 14% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi 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
2005 +561.5% 13 86
2016 +468.8% 16 91
2021 +305.3% 19 77

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.78 13 95 9
2010s 72 16 96 10
2020s 29.5 11 77 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 49 Liberia 14 compare
  2. 49 Somalia 14 compare
  3. 51 Papua New Guinea 13 compare
  4. 52 Yemen 11 compare
  5. 54 Philippines 10 compare
  6. 55 Sudan 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi?
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Malawi was 11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 96 in 2010.
What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2022.
How does Malawi rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months?
Malawi ranks 52nd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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
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Coverage
63 places, 1,241 data points, 2000–2023
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