Fragile and conflict affected situations - Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months)

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was 65.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 81.99 in 2009, while its lowest value was 13.62 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 66.77
2000 13.62
2001 38.97
2003 32.31
2004 56.27
2005 59.13
2006 67.93
2007 68.34
2008 58.41
2009 81.99
2010 81.10
2011 76.24
2012 68.19
2013 76.52
2014 79.30
2015 78.08
2016 62.78
2017 54.40
2018 65.68

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