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

Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (% of children ages 6-59 months) in Vietnam was 99.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 99.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 55.00 in 1999.

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 55.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 99.00
2010 95.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2014 94.00
2015 97.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00

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