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Last update: Nov 2009

Most recent coverage

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Countries and territories Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (6-59 months)
2008 full coverage** (%)
Afghanistan96
Albania-
Algeria-
Andorra-
Angola82
Antigua and Barbuda-
Argentina-
Armenia-
Australia-
Austria-
Azerbaijan90w
Bahamas-
Bahrain-
Bangladesh97
Barbados-
Belarus-
Belgium-
Belize-
Benin52
Bhutan-
Bolivia45
Bosnia and Herzegovina-
Botswana-
Brazil-
Brunei Darussalam-
Bulgaria-
Burkina Faso100
Burundi80
Cambodia88
Cameroon-
Canada-
Cape Verde-
Central African Republic 68
Chad0
Chile-
China-
Colombia-
Comoros20
Congo10
Cook Islands-
Costa Rica-
Côte d'Ivoire90
Croatia-
Cuba-
Cyprus-
Czech Republic-
Democratic People's Republic of Korea98
Democratic Republic of the Congo85
Denmark-
Djibouti86
Dominica-
Dominican Republic-
Ecuador-
Egypt68w
El Salvador-
Equatorial Guinea-
Eritrea49
Estonia-
Ethiopia88
Fiji-
Finland-
France-
Gabon0
Gambia28
Georgia-
Germany-
Ghana24
Greece-
Grenada-
Guatemala20
Guinea94
Guinea-Bissau66
Guyana-
Haiti-
Holy See-
Honduras-
Hungary-
Iceland-
India53
Indonesia86
Iran (Islamic Republic of)-
Iraq-
Ireland-
Israel-
Italy-
Jamaica-
Japan-
Jordan-
Kazakhstan-
Kenya27
Kiribati-
Kuwait-
Kyrgyzstan99
Lao People's Democratic Republic-
Latvia-
Lebanon-
Lesotho-
Liberia-
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya-
Liechtenstein-
Lithuania-
Luxembourg-
Madagascar97
Malawi95
Malaysia-
Maldives-
Mali97
Malta-
Marshall Islands-
Mauritania87
Mauritius-
Mexico-
Micronesia (Federated States of)-
Monaco-
Mongolia-
Montenegro-
Morocco-
Mozambique83
Myanmar94
Namibia-
Nauru-
Nepal93
Netherlands-
New Zealand-
Nicaragua-
Niger92
Nigeria74
Niue-
Norway-
Occupied Palestinian Territory-
Oman-
Pakistan97
Palau-
Panama-
Papua New Guinea-
Paraguay-
Peru-
Philippines86
Poland-
Portugal-
Qatar-
Republic of Korea-
Republic of Moldova-
Romania-
Russian Federation-
Rwanda-
Saint Kitts and Nevis-
Saint Lucia-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-
Samoa-
San Marino-
Sao Tome and Principe23
Saudi Arabia-
Senegal90
Serbia-
Seychelles-
Sierra Leone12
Singapore-
Slovakia-
Slovenia-
Solomon Islands-
Somalia100
South Africa39
Spain-
Sri Lanka-
Sudan67
Suriname-
Swaziland44
Sweden-
Switzerland-
Syrian Arab Republic-
Tajikistan87
Thailand-
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-
Timor-Leste-
Togo64
Tonga-
Trinidad and Tobago-
Tunisia-
Turkey-
Turkmenistan-
Tuvalu-
Uganda67
Ukraine-
United Arab Emirates-
United Kingdom-
United Republic of Tanzania93
United States-
Uruguay-
Uzbekistan38
Vanuatu-
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)-
Viet Nam98w
Yemen-
Zambia96
Zimbabwe20
SUMMARY INDICATORS
AFRICA73
Sub-Saharan Africa73
Eastern and Southern Africa73
West and Central Africa73
Middle East and North Africa-
ASIA70
South Asia65
East Asia and Pacific89**
Latin America and Caribbean-
CEE/CIS-
Industrialized countries§-
Developing countries§71**
Least developed countries§85
World71**
§ Also includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page XX. 
* Percentage of children reached with two doses in 2008 is estimated by assuming 100% overlap between two doses of vitamin A, and is therefore reported as the lower of two coverage points.  "0" indicates that only one dose was delivered in 2007.
** exclude China.
w - Identifies countries with national vitamin A supplementation programs targeted to a reduced age range. Coverage figure is reported as targeted.