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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Pakistan was 92.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2013.

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 88.00
2000 95.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 97.00
2009 91.00
2010 87.00
2011 90.00
2012 99.00
2013 0.00
2014 96.00
2015 98.00
2016 0.00
2017 92.00
2018 92.00

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