Eritrea:
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency Status and Actions
Current Micronutrient Status 2004
| 75% |
Estimated prevalence of IDA in children under 5 years of age |
| 53% |
Estimated prevalence of IDA in women age 15-49 |
| 270 |
Estimated annual no. of maternal deaths from severe anemia |
| 16,000 |
Estimated annual no. of children born mentally impaired |
| 10% |
Total Goitre Rate |
| 1,750 |
Estimated annual no. of child deaths precipated |
| 30% |
Estimated % of children under 6 with sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency |
| 300 |
Estimated annual no. of neural tube birth defects |
| 1.1% |
Estimated % of GDP lost to all form of VM deficiency |
| - |
Type of programme (M = mandatory, V = Voluntary, P = Proposed) |
| - |
IRON (parts per million) |
| - |
FOLIC ACID (parts per million) |
| 97% |
Estimated % of household salt iodised |
| 67% |
Estimated % of children receiving at lease one dose of vitamin A
per year |