Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean
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.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 81.00 | 2012 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 60.00 | 2004 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 40.00 | 2003 |
| 3 | Honduras | 40.00 | 2005 |
| 5 | Guatemala | 26.00 | 2017 |
| 6 | Haiti | 21.00 | 2018 |
| 7 | Panama | 4.00 | 2005 |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 3.00 | 2015 |
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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
