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Prevalence of zinc deficiency (Wessells et al. (2012))

% · higher is better · 188 countries

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  1. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.54.3%
  2. 2Zimbabwe48.4%
  3. 3Sri Lanka45.7%
  4. 4Zambia44.9%
  5. 5Malawi40.6%
  6. 6Burkina Faso39.4%
  7. 7Lesotho38.3%
  8. 8Burundi38%
  9. 9Liberia35.2%
  10. 10Gambia, The34.9%
  11. 10Rwanda34.9%
  12. 10Haiti34.9%
  13. 11Chad34.5%
  14. 12Tanzania34.1%
  15. 13Cameroon33.8%
  16. 14Qatar33.4%
  17. 14Cote d'Ivoire33.4%
  18. 15Comoros32%
  19. 16Sao Tome and Principe31.7%
  20. 16Bhutan31.7%
  21. 17Mozambique31.4%
  22. 18India31.2%
  23. 18Korea, Dem. People's Rep.31.2%
  24. 18Indonesia31.2%
  25. 19Botswana30.6%
  26. 20Guatemala29.8%
  27. 21Bangladesh29.7%
  28. 22Nicaragua29.2%
  29. 23Equatorial Guinea28%
  30. 23El Salvador28%
  31. 24Sierra Leone27.2%
  32. 25Guinea-Bissau27.1%
  33. 26Togo25.8%
  34. 27Kenya25.3%
  35. 28Bahrain24.8%
  36. 29Senegal24.6%
  37. 30Somalia, Fed. Rep.24.5%
  38. 31Angola24.4%
  39. 32Solomon Islands23.8%
  40. 33Nepal23.7%
  41. 34Georgia23.6%
  42. 35Yemen, Rep.23.4%
  43. 36Iran, Islamic Rep.23.2%
  44. 37Hong Kong SAR, China22.7%
  45. 38Honduras22.5%
  46. 39Azerbaijan22.4%
  47. 40Mali22.3%
  48. 41Taiwan21.7%
  49. 41Turkiye21.7%
  50. 42Ghana21.6%
  51. 42Congo, Rep.21.6%
  52. 43Namibia21.4%
  53. 44Oman21.2%
  54. 45Kiribati20.9%
  55. 46United Arab Emirates20.8%
  56. 47Nigeria20.6%
  57. 48Uganda20.5%
  58. 49Pakistan20.4%
  59. 49Thailand20.4%
  60. 50Afghanistan20.2%
  61. 50Cuba20.2%
  62. 51South Africa20%
  63. 51Moldova20%
  64. 52Eritrea19.8%
  65. 53Suriname19.7%
  66. 54Guinea19.6%
  67. 55Myanmar19.5%
  68. 56Dominican Republic19.4%
  69. 57Trinidad and Tobago19.3%
  70. 58Morocco19.2%
  71. 58Saudi Arabia19.2%
  72. 59Tajikistan18.9%
  73. 60Eswatini18.3%
  74. 61Benin17.9%
  75. 62Timor-Leste16.9%
  76. 62Mexico16.9%
  77. 62Niger16.9%
  78. 63Cabo Verde16.8%
  79. 63Libya16.8%
  80. 64Bosnia and Herzegovina16.7%
  81. 64Peru16.7%
  82. 65Algeria16.6%
  83. 66Japan16.4%
  84. 66Cambodia16.4%
  85. 67Armenia16.3%
  86. 67Mauritius16.3%
  87. 67Slovak Republic16.3%
  88. 67Jordan16.3%
  89. 68Tunisia16.1%
  90. 68Central African Republic16.1%
  91. 69Djibouti16%
  92. 69Madagascar16%
  93. 70Costa Rica15.7%
  94. 71Kuwait15.4%
  95. 71Singapore15.4%
  96. 71Venezuela, RB15.4%
  97. 72Bulgaria15.3%
  98. 72West Bank and Gaza15.3%
  99. 73Syrian Arab Republic15.2%
  100. 74Panama15.1%
  101. 75Lao PDR14.8%
  102. 76Maldives14.4%
  103. 77Lebanon14.3%
  104. 78North Macedonia14.1%
  105. 79Belize13.6%
  106. 80Guyana13.2%
  107. 80Gabon13.2%
  108. 80Seychelles13.2%
  109. 81Iraq13.1%
  110. 82Korea, Rep.13%
  111. 83Vanuatu12.9%
  112. 84Croatia12.4%
  113. 85Egypt, Arab Rep.12.1%
  114. 86Latvia11.6%
  115. 87Ukraine11.4%
  116. 87Jamaica11.4%
  117. 88Malaysia11.3%
  118. 89Bolivia11.1%
  119. 90Ethiopia11%
  120. 90Czechia11%
  121. 91Fiji10.9%
  122. 91St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.9%
  123. 92Micronesia, Fed. Sts.10.8%
  124. 93Grenada10.7%
  125. 93Colombia10.7%
  126. 93Viet Nam10.7%
  127. 94Brunei Darussalam10.6%
  128. 95Estonia10.5%
  129. 96Tonga10.4%
  130. 96Marshall Islands10.4%
  131. 97Poland10.3%
  132. 98Papua New Guinea10%
  133. 99Philippines9.9%
  134. 100Slovenia9.8%
  135. 101Mauritania9.6%
  136. 102Barbados9.3%
  137. 103Germany9%
  138. 103Belarus9%
  139. 104Paraguay8.9%
  140. 105Uzbekistan8.8%
  141. 106Dominica8.7%
  142. 107Hungary8.4%
  143. 108Russian Federation8.3%
  144. 109Malta8.1%
  145. 110Canada8%
  146. 111Ecuador7.9%
  147. 112Lithuania7.5%
  148. 112Montenegro7.5%
  149. 112Romania7.5%
  150. 112China7.5%
  151. 113Sudan7.4%
  152. 113Austria7.4%
  153. 114Brazil7.3%
  154. 115Greece7.2%
  155. 116Serbia7%
  156. 117Antigua and Barbuda6.8%
  157. 117Belgium6.8%
  158. 118Portugal6.3%
  159. 119Denmark6.2%
  160. 119Norway6.2%
  161. 119Samoa6.2%
  162. 120Sweden6.1%
  163. 120Cyprus6.1%
  164. 121Kyrgyz Republic6%
  165. 122Uruguay5.8%
  166. 122Italy5.8%
  167. 123Bahamas, The5.7%
  168. 123Chile5.7%
  169. 124Andorra5.6%
  170. 125Israel5.5%
  171. 126Spain5.4%
  172. 127St. Lucia5.3%
  173. 127Albania5.3%
  174. 128Turkmenistan5.2%
  175. 129Netherlands5%
  176. 129United States5%
  177. 130Switzerland4.9%
  178. 130Kazakhstan4.9%
  179. 131Finland4.6%
  180. 131United Kingdom4.6%
  181. 132New Zealand4.4%
  182. 133Mongolia4.1%
  183. 134Ireland4%
  184. 135France3.9%
  185. 136Australia3.8%
  186. 137Luxembourg3.6%
  187. 138Iceland3.1%
  188. 139Argentina2.3%

Prevalence of zinc deficiency (Wessells et al. (2012))