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Prevalence of vitamin-A deficiency (WHO (2017))

% · higher is better · 154 countries

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  1. 1Sao Tome and Principe95.6%
  2. 2Kenya84.4%
  3. 3Ghana75.8%
  4. 4Sierra Leone74.8%
  5. 5Benin70.7%
  6. 6Mozambique68.8%
  7. 7Central African Republic68.2%
  8. 8Niger67%
  9. 9Afghanistan64.5%
  10. 10Angola64.3%
  11. 11Gambia, The64%
  12. 12India62%
  13. 13Somalia, Fed. Rep.61.7%
  14. 14Congo, Dem. Rep.61.1%
  15. 15Marshall Islands60.7%
  16. 16Malawi59.2%
  17. 17Mali58.6%
  18. 18Cote d'Ivoire57.3%
  19. 19Guinea-Bissau54.7%
  20. 20Burkina Faso54.3%
  21. 21Micronesia, Fed. Sts.54.2%
  22. 22Zambia54.1%
  23. 23Uzbekistan53.1%
  24. 24Liberia52.9%
  25. 25Chad50.1%
  26. 26Mauritania47.7%
  27. 27Ethiopia46.1%
  28. 28Guinea45.8%
  29. 28Timor-Leste45.8%
  30. 29Lao PDR44.7%
  31. 30Eswatini44.6%
  32. 31Madagascar42.1%
  33. 32Morocco40.4%
  34. 33Philippines40.1%
  35. 34Cameroon38.8%
  36. 35Senegal37%
  37. 36Myanmar36.7%
  38. 37Zimbabwe35.8%
  39. 38Sri Lanka35.3%
  40. 39Djibouti35.2%
  41. 40Togo35%
  42. 41Lesotho32.7%
  43. 42Nepal32.3%
  44. 43Azerbaijan32.1%
  45. 44Haiti32%
  46. 45Georgia30.9%
  47. 46Iraq29.8%
  48. 47North Macedonia29.7%
  49. 48Nigeria29.5%
  50. 49Jamaica29.4%
  51. 50Turkmenistan28%
  52. 51Burundi27.9%
  53. 51Uganda27.9%
  54. 52Sudan27.8%
  55. 53Korea, Dem. People's Rep.27.5%
  56. 54Kazakhstan27.1%
  57. 55Yemen, Rep.27%
  58. 56Mexico26.8%
  59. 56Tajikistan26.8%
  60. 57Kyrgyz Republic26.3%
  61. 58Botswana26.1%
  62. 59Moldova25.6%
  63. 60Congo, Rep.24.6%
  64. 61Tanzania24.2%
  65. 62Ukraine23.8%
  66. 63Cambodia22.3%
  67. 64Bhutan22%
  68. 65Tuvalu21.8%
  69. 65Kiribati21.8%
  70. 65Bolivia21.8%
  71. 66Bangladesh21.7%
  72. 67Comoros21.5%
  73. 68Eritrea21.4%
  74. 69Mongolia19.8%
  75. 70Indonesia19.6%
  76. 71Albania18.6%
  77. 72Bulgaria18.3%
  78. 73Suriname18%
  79. 74Namibia17.5%
  80. 75Belarus17.4%
  81. 76Montenegro17.2%
  82. 76Serbia17.2%
  83. 77Tonga17%
  84. 78Gabon16.9%
  85. 78South Africa16.9%
  86. 79Romania16.2%
  87. 80Samoa16.1%
  88. 80Vanuatu16.1%
  89. 81Guatemala15.8%
  90. 82Algeria15.7%
  91. 82Thailand15.7%
  92. 83Jordan15.1%
  93. 84Peru14.9%
  94. 85Ecuador14.7%
  95. 86El Salvador14.6%
  96. 86Tunisia14.6%
  97. 87Argentina14.3%
  98. 88Russian Federation14.1%
  99. 88Paraguay14.1%
  100. 88Grenada14.1%
  101. 89Equatorial Guinea13.9%
  102. 90Honduras13.8%
  103. 91Dominican Republic13.7%
  104. 92Fiji13.6%
  105. 93Brazil13.3%
  106. 94Bosnia and Herzegovina13.2%
  107. 95Solomon Islands13.1%
  108. 96Latvia13%
  109. 97Pakistan12.5%
  110. 98Turkiye12.4%
  111. 99Syrian Arab Republic12.1%
  112. 100Viet Nam12%
  113. 101Egypt, Arab Rep.11.9%
  114. 101Uruguay11.9%
  115. 102Belize11.7%
  116. 103St. Lucia11.3%
  117. 104Lithuania11.1%
  118. 104Papua New Guinea11.1%
  119. 105Lebanon11%
  120. 106Naoero10%
  121. 107Maldives9.4%
  122. 107Panama9.4%
  123. 107Venezuela, RB9.4%
  124. 108China9.3%
  125. 108Poland9.3%
  126. 109Croatia9.2%
  127. 109Mauritius9.2%
  128. 110Libya9%
  129. 111Palau8.9%
  130. 112Costa Rica8.8%
  131. 113Estonia8.7%
  132. 114Slovak Republic8.3%
  133. 115Seychelles8%
  134. 116Chile7.9%
  135. 117Antigua and Barbuda7.4%
  136. 118Trinidad and Tobago7.2%
  137. 119St. Kitts and Nevis7.1%
  138. 120Hungary7%
  139. 121Barbados6.5%
  140. 122Rwanda6.4%
  141. 123Colombia5.9%
  142. 124Czechia5.8%
  143. 125Oman5.5%
  144. 126Dominica4.2%
  145. 127Guyana4.1%
  146. 128Malta4%
  147. 129Cuba3.6%
  148. 129Saudi Arabia3.6%
  149. 130Malaysia3.5%
  150. 131Nicaragua3.1%
  151. 132St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.1%
  152. 133Cabo Verde2%
  153. 134Armenia0.6%
  154. 135Iran, Islamic Rep.0.5%

Prevalence of vitamin-A deficiency (WHO (2017))