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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Tajikistan was 76.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.00 in 2014, 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
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 93.00
2005 90.00
2006 88.00
2007 85.00
2008 73.00
2009 74.00
2010 87.00
2011 88.00
2012 90.00
2013 82.00
2014 99.00
2015 97.00
2016 96.00
2017 91.00
2018 76.00

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