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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in IDA blend was 77.55 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 84.22 in 2010, while its lowest value was 36.26 in 2016.

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 61.30
2000 41.06
2001 62.50
2002 50.36
2003 46.40
2004 76.57
2005 69.60
2006 76.09
2007 67.55
2008 41.68
2009 78.34
2010 84.22
2011 75.92
2012 84.09
2013 41.93
2014 80.98
2015 81.40
2016 36.26
2017 77.56
2018 77.55

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