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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Liberia was 62.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2014.

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 93.00
2000 83.00
2001 99.00
2002 8.00
2004 4.00
2005 79.00
2006 3.00
2007 85.00
2009 92.00
2010 97.00
2011 96.00
2012 13.00
2013 88.00
2014 0.00
2015 61.00
2016 92.00
2017 97.00
2018 62.00

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