Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months was 77 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone stood at 77.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 23rd 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.
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 72 | — |
| 2002 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 84 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 93 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 86 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 12 | -86.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +725.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | -91.9% |
| 2015 | 97 | +1112.5% |
| 2016 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 69 | -29.6% |
| 2019 | 26 | -62.3% |
| 2020 | 32 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 66 | +106.2% |
| 2022 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 77 | +11.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 77 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 77 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 Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1112.5% | 8 | 97 |
| 2009 | +725.0% | 12 | 99 |
| 2021 | +106.2% | 32 | 66 |
| 2014 | -91.9% | 99 | 8 |
| 2008 | -86.0% | 86 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3 | 8 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 | 32 | 77 | 4 |
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More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Sierra Leone was 77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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