Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) - Country Ranking - Oceania

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Kiribati 37.00 2017
2 Palau 0.00 2013
2 Papua New Guinea 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