Consumption of iodized salt (% of households) - Country Ranking

Definition: Consumption of iodized salt refers to the percentage of households that use edible salt fortified with iodine.

Source: United Nations Children's Fund, State of the World's Children.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Georgia 99.90 2009
2 Turkmenistan 99.70 2016
3 Armenia 99.40 2016
4 Kyrgyz Republic 98.70 2018
5 Brazil 98.40 2007
6 Cabo Verde 97.20 2008
7 Samoa 96.40 2014
8 China 96.30 2014
9 Lebanon 95.30 2004
10 Sri Lanka 95.20 2016
11 Kenya 94.60 2014
12 Kazakhstan 94.40 2015
13 Nepal 94.20 2017
14 Lao PDR 93.60 2017
15 Paraguay 93.40 2011
15 Azerbaijan 93.40 2013
17 India 92.70 2016
17 Zimbabwe 92.70 2011
19 Nigeria 92.60 2011
20 Egypt 92.50 2015
21 Burkina Faso 92.10 2010
22 Indonesia 91.90 2013
22 Bulgaria 91.90 2012
24 Tajikistan 91.40 2017
25 Uganda 91.30 2016
26 Congo 91.10 2015
26 South Africa 91.10 2016
28 Liberia 91.00 2013
29 São Tomé and Principe 90.80 2014
30 Rwanda 90.50 2015
31 Eswatini 90.40 2014
32 Mali 90.30 2015
33 Gabon 89.50 2012
34 Burundi 89.40 2017
35 Peru 88.70 2018
36 Zambia 88.40 2014
36 Solomon Islands 88.40 2015
38 Jordan 88.30 2000
39 Guatemala 88.20 2009
40 Oman 87.70 2014
41 Eritrea 86.20 2010
42 Cameroon 86.00 2014
43 Bolivia 85.70 2016
44 Ethiopia 85.60 2016
45 Sierra Leone 85.30 2017
45 Turkey 85.30 2008
47 Lesotho 85.00 2014
48 Belize 84.90 2016
49 Benin 84.80 2018
50 Thailand 84.70 2016
51 Central African Republic 84.30 2012
52 Timor-Leste 83.50 2016
53 Botswana 82.60 2008
54 Angola 82.40 2016
55 Dem. Rep. Congo 82.30 2014
56 Comoros 82.00 2012
57 Algeria 81.50 2013
57 Uzbekistan 81.50 2006
59 Myanmar 80.90 2016
60 Mongolia 79.90 2016
61 Côte d'Ivoire 79.70 2016
62 Malawi 77.70 2016
63 Togo 77.00 2014
64 Chad 76.50 2015
65 Tanzania 76.00 2016
66 St. Lucia 74.70 2012
67 Namibia 73.60 2013
68 Guinea 72.60 2016
69 Saudi Arabia 69.80 2012
70 The Gambia 69.10 2013
70 Pakistan 69.10 2011
70 Libya 69.10 2007
73 Madagascar 68.40 2009
74 Iraq 68.30 2018
74 Bangladesh 68.30 2015
76 Cambodia 68.20 2014
77 Syrian Arab Republic 65.40 2009
78 Albania 64.60 2018
79 Ghana 63.90 2015
80 Vanuatu 62.60 2013
80 Trinidad and Tobago 62.60 2011
82 Senegal 61.90 2017
83 Vietnam 60.90 2011
84 Papua New Guinea 59.70 2005
85 Niger 59.40 2014
86 Moldova 58.00 2012
87 Equatorial Guinea 57.40 2000
88 Afghanistan 56.60 2016
89 Philippines 52.40 2014
90 Yemen 48.60 2013
91 Morocco 43.30 2006
92 Guyana 42.80 2014
93 Mozambique 42.50 2011
94 Barbados 36.80 2012
95 Ukraine 36.00 2012
96 Sudan 34.40 2014
97 Dominican Republic 29.90 2000
98 Malaysia 28.20 2008
99 Guinea-Bissau 25.70 2014
100 Mauritania 7.60 2015
101 Haiti 7.50 2017
102 Somalia 6.90 2009
103 Djibouti 4.40 2006

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Most of the data on consumption of iodized salt are derived from household surveys. For the data that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Iodine deficiency is the single most important cause of preventable mental retardation, contributes significantly to the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage, and increases the incidence of infant mortality. A diet low in iodine is the main cause of iodine