Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia
Zambia: Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months was 99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 99 for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia peaked at 99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 1st of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 63 | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 55 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 66 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 95 | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 72 | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 93 | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74 | 54 | 96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.14 | 72 | 99 | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.25 | 95 | 99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Afghanistan 99 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 99 compare
- 1 Niger 99 compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia?
- Vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months in Zambia was 99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation coverage rate children ages 6 59 months rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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