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

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.

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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 China 96.30 2014
6 Lebanon 95.30 2004
7 Sri Lanka 95.20 2016
8 Kazakhstan 94.40 2015
9 Nepal 94.20 2017
10 Lao PDR 93.60 2017
11 Azerbaijan 93.40 2013
12 India 92.70 2016
13 Indonesia 91.90 2013
14 Tajikistan 91.40 2017
15 Jordan 88.30 2000
16 Oman 87.70 2014
17 Turkey 85.30 2008
18 Thailand 84.70 2016
19 Timor-Leste 83.50 2016
20 Uzbekistan 81.50 2006
21 Myanmar 80.90 2016
22 Mongolia 79.90 2016
23 Saudi Arabia 69.80 2012
24 Pakistan 69.10 2011
25 Iraq 68.30 2018
25 Bangladesh 68.30 2015
27 Cambodia 68.20 2014
28 Syrian Arab Republic 65.40 2009
29 Vietnam 60.90 2011
30 Afghanistan 56.60 2016
31 Philippines 52.40 2014
32 Yemen 48.60 2013
33 Malaysia 28.20 2008

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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