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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Senegal was 57.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 97.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.00 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.

See also:

Year Value
1999 87.00
2000 93.00
2001 85.00
2005 86.00
2006 96.00
2007 94.00
2008 90.00
2009 97.00
2013 2.00
2014 89.00
2015 29.00
2017 58.00
2018 57.00

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