| 43% |
Estimated prevalence of IDA in children under 5 years of age |
| 32% |
Estimated prevalence of IDA in women age 15-49 |
| <100 |
Estimated annual no. of maternal deaths from severe anemia |
| 11,500 |
Estimated annual no. of children born mentally impaired |
| 27% |
Total Goitre Rate |
| 450 |
Estimated annual no. of child deaths precipated |
| 41% |
Estimated % of children under 6 with sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency |
| <100 |
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) |
| 15% |
Estimated % of household salt iodised |
| 89% |
Estimated % of children receiving at lease one dose of vitamin A
per year |