Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Nepal
Nepal: Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation was 82.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Nepal stood at 82.0%.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Nepal peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 20th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 82.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Nepal 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.5% | 73.0% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 73.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 85.0% compare
- 17 Guinea 85.0% compare
- 19 Kenya 84.0% compare
- 21 South Sudan 79.0% compare
- 22 Eritrea 78.0% compare
- 23 Burundi 77.0% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 77.0% compare
- 23 North Korea 77.0% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 77.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Nepal?
- Share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Nepal was 82.0% in 2023, according to UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.