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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Rwanda was 92.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 98.00 in 2017, 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 93.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 7.00
2004 75.00
2005 87.00
2006 87.00
2007 87.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 73.00
2012 3.00
2013 0.00
2014 95.00
2015 96.00
2017 98.00
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