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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Kenya was 59.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 80.00 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2001.

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 80.00
2000 41.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2004 46.00
2005 69.00
2006 52.00
2007 15.00
2008 27.00
2009 51.00
2010 62.00
2011 37.00
2012 66.00
2013 19.00
2014 28.00
2015 37.00
2016 41.00
2017 44.00
2018 59.00

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