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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Burkina Faso was 99.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2017.

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 99.00
2000 10.00
2001 62.00
2002 91.00
2003 66.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 73.00
2008 97.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 87.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 98.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 0.00
2018 99.00

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