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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Guinea-Bissau was 0.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2011, 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 77.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 44.00
2005 0.00
2006 77.00
2007 86.00
2008 92.00
2009 93.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 95.00
2013 97.00
2014 98.00
2015 87.00
2017 95.00
2018 0.00

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