Consumption of iodized salt (% of households) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: Consumption of iodized salt refers to the percentage of households that use edible salt fortified with iodine.
Source: United Nations Children's Fund, State of the World's Children.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 97.20 | 2008 |
| 2 | Kenya | 94.60 | 2014 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 92.70 | 2011 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 92.60 | 2011 |
| 5 | Egypt | 92.50 | 2015 |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 92.10 | 2010 |
| 7 | Uganda | 91.30 | 2016 |
| 8 | South Africa | 91.10 | 2016 |
| 8 | Congo | 91.10 | 2015 |
| 10 | Liberia | 91.00 | 2013 |
| 11 | São Tomé and Principe | 90.80 | 2014 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 90.50 | 2015 |
| 13 | Eswatini | 90.40 | 2014 |
| 14 | Mali | 90.30 | 2015 |
| 15 | Gabon | 89.50 | 2012 |
| 16 | Burundi | 89.40 | 2017 |
| 17 | Zambia | 88.40 | 2014 |
| 18 | Eritrea | 86.20 | 2010 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 86.00 | 2014 |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 85.60 | 2016 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 85.30 | 2017 |
| 22 | Lesotho | 85.00 | 2014 |
| 23 | Benin | 84.80 | 2018 |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 84.30 | 2012 |
| 25 | Botswana | 82.60 | 2008 |
| 26 | Angola | 82.40 | 2016 |
| 27 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 82.30 | 2014 |
| 28 | Comoros | 82.00 | 2012 |
| 29 | Algeria | 81.50 | 2013 |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.70 | 2016 |
| 31 | Malawi | 77.70 | 2016 |
| 32 | Togo | 77.00 | 2014 |
| 33 | Chad | 76.50 | 2015 |
| 34 | Tanzania | 76.00 | 2016 |
| 35 | Namibia | 73.60 | 2013 |
| 36 | Guinea | 72.60 | 2016 |
| 37 | The Gambia | 69.10 | 2013 |
| 37 | Libya | 69.10 | 2007 |
| 39 | Madagascar | 68.40 | 2009 |
| 40 | Ghana | 63.90 | 2015 |
| 41 | Senegal | 61.90 | 2017 |
| 42 | Niger | 59.40 | 2014 |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.40 | 2000 |
| 44 | Morocco | 43.30 | 2006 |
| 45 | Mozambique | 42.50 | 2011 |
| 46 | Sudan | 34.40 | 2014 |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.70 | 2014 |
| 48 | Mauritania | 7.60 | 2015 |
| 49 | Somalia | 6.90 | 2009 |
| 50 | Djibouti | 4.40 | 2006 |
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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Most of the data on consumption of iodized salt are derived from household surveys. For the data that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Iodine deficiency is the single most important cause of preventable mental retardation, contributes significantly to the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage, and increases the incidence of infant mortality. A diet low in iodine is the main cause of iodine
