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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Cameroon was 47.00 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 4.00
2003 7.00
2004 15.00
2005 96.00
2006 92.00
2007 48.00
2009 94.00
2010 89.00
2011 98.00
2012 88.00
2013 99.00
2014 96.00
2015 99.00
2016 55.00
2017 9.00
2018 47.00

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