Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) - Country Ranking - Asia
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.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 99.00 | 2018 |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 99.00 | 2017 |
| 1 | Vietnam | 99.00 | 2017 |
| 4 | Kyrgyz Republic | 97.00 | 2010 |
| 5 | Oman | 96.00 | 2013 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 93.00 | 2018 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 93.00 | 2017 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 92.00 | 2018 |
| 9 | Myanmar | 83.00 | 2018 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 83.00 | 2017 |
| 11 | Nepal | 76.00 | 2018 |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 76.00 | 2018 |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 73.00 | 2018 |
| 13 | Cambodia | 73.00 | 2017 |
| 15 | Philippines | 68.00 | 2016 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 62.00 | 2017 |
| 17 | Lao PDR | 57.00 | 2017 |
| 18 | India | 56.00 | 2018 |
| 19 | Bhutan | 45.00 | 2013 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 41.00 | 2017 |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.00 | 2010 |
| 22 | Yemen | 13.00 | 2018 |
| 23 | Iraq | 0.84 | 2006 |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 0.00 | 2018 |
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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
