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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Guinea was 82.00 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 75.00
2002 94.00
2003 88.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 93.00
2007 94.00
2008 94.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 88.00
2012 99.00
2015 69.00
2017 64.00
2018 82.00

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