Global Annual Two-Dose Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage for Children 6-59 Months

Annual coverage data for two-dose Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) for children aged 6-59 months, calculated by taking the lower coverage semester from each calendar year. The dataset is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) and was last updated in July 2026. It likely contains global or multi-country tabular data on public health intervention coverage.

Use Cases

• Modeling annual Vitamin A Supplementation program performance based on reported semester coverage.
• Analyzing trends in child nutrition intervention coverage over time.
• Comparing public health outcomes across regions based on VAS coverage data.

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), a recognized authority in child health.
• The dataset uses a specific annual calculation method based on semester coverage.
• It is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the source platform.

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-12 10:53:35.902372; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global