Angola - Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months)

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Angola was 4.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 94.00 in 1999, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 2017.

Definition: Vitamin A supplementation refers to the percentage of children ages 6-59 months old who received at least two doses of vitamin A in the previous year.

Source: United Nations Children's Fund, State of the World's Children.

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Year Value
1999 94.00
2002 64.00
2003 68.00
2004 7.00
2005 65.00
2006 80.00
2007 36.00
2008 82.00
2009 28.00
2010 28.00
2011 55.00
2012 44.00
2013 48.00
2014 6.00
2015 14.00
2017 3.00
2018 4.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Vitamin A is essential for optimal functioning of the immune system. Vitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of blindness, also causes a greater risk of dying from a range of childhood ailments such as measles, malaria, and diarrhea. In low- and middle-inco

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition