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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Burundi was 89.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 92.00 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

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 92.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2004 16.00
2005 7.00
2006 76.00
2007 83.00
2008 80.00
2009 90.00
2010 73.00
2011 72.00
2012 86.00
2013 75.00
2014 69.00
2015 71.00
2016 78.00
2017 79.00
2018 89.00

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