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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Mauritania was 85.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2013, 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 83.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 92.00
2005 60.00
2006 96.00
2007 89.00
2008 87.00
2009 89.00
2010 97.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 89.00
2015 83.00
2016 75.00
2017 0.00
2018 85.00

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