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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Timor-Leste was 73.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 73.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 26.00 in 2002.

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
2002 26.00
2003 33.00
2004 36.00
2005 35.00
2006 28.00
2007 50.00
2009 45.00
2010 48.00
2011 59.00
2012 42.00
2013 40.00
2015 61.00
2016 65.00
2017 66.00
2018 73.00

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