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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Cambodia was 73.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 98.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 30.00 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 79.00
2000 30.00
2001 57.00
2002 34.00
2003 47.00
2004 72.00
2005 65.00
2006 78.00
2007 76.00
2008 88.00
2009 98.00
2010 95.00
2011 92.00
2012 98.00
2013 90.00
2014 71.00
2015 63.00
2016 69.00
2017 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