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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Benin was 0.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 100.00 in 1999, 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
1999 100.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 85.00
2003 95.00
2004 89.00
2005 92.00
2006 87.00
2007 73.00
2008 52.00
2009 56.00
2010 99.00
2011 98.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 95.00
2016 94.00
2017 99.00
2018 0.00

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