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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in IDA only was 59.65 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 86.39 in 2009, while its lowest value was 35.24 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 79.08
2000 35.24
2001 47.85
2002 64.53
2003 62.46
2004 61.40
2005 75.17
2006 77.77
2007 79.43
2008 84.71
2009 86.39
2010 72.37
2011 71.20
2012 71.31
2013 81.89
2014 68.48
2015 77.17
2016 71.90
2017 61.18
2018 59.65

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