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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Ghana was 45.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 17.00 in 2012.

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 91.00
2000 89.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 50.00
2005 96.00
2006 26.00
2007 77.00
2008 24.00
2009 90.00
2010 93.00
2011 94.00
2012 17.00
2013 96.00
2014 23.00
2015 28.00
2016 33.00
2017 50.00
2018 45.00

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