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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Congo was 8.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 99.00 in 2015, 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 74.00
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 6.00
2005 8.00
2006 79.00
2007 0.00
2008 8.00
2009 8.00
2010 84.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 48.00
2017 12.00
2018 8.00

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