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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Mozambique was 64.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 100.00 in 1999, 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 100.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 25.00
2003 22.00
2004 13.00
2005 16.00
2006 33.00
2007 42.00
2008 83.00
2009 97.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 20.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 55.00
2017 61.00
2018 64.00

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