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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Sierra Leone was 69.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2016, 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 81.00
2000 0.00
2001 72.00
2002 77.00
2003 84.00
2004 93.00
2005 99.00
2006 93.00
2007 86.00
2008 12.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 8.00
2015 97.00
2016 99.00
2017 98.00
2018 69.00

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