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Prevalence of vitamin-A deficiency (WHO (2009))

% · higher is better · 153 countries

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  1. 1Gambia, The34%
  2. 2Nepal31.5%
  3. 3Jordan24.2%
  4. 3Seychelles24.2%
  5. 4Bangladesh23.7%
  6. 5Kazakhstan23.6%
  7. 5Georgia23.6%
  8. 6Oman23.5%
  9. 6Lebanon23.5%
  10. 7Uganda23.3%
  11. 7Armenia23.3%
  12. 8Azerbaijan23.2%
  13. 9China22.8%
  14. 9Turkiye22.8%
  15. 10Sri Lanka22.7%
  16. 11Tunisia22.5%
  17. 11Saudi Arabia22.5%
  18. 11Mauritius22.5%
  19. 12Malaysia22.2%
  20. 13Syrian Arab Republic21.8%
  21. 14Libya21.7%
  22. 15Egypt, Arab Rep.21.5%
  23. 16Cabo Verde21.2%
  24. 16Algeria21.2%
  25. 17Iraq21%
  26. 17Uzbekistan21%
  27. 18Morocco20.9%
  28. 19Turkmenistan20.7%
  29. 20Kyrgyz Republic20.1%
  30. 21Zimbabwe20%
  31. 21Gabon20%
  32. 22Togo19.9%
  33. 22Maldives19.9%
  34. 23Senegal19.4%
  35. 24Botswana19.3%
  36. 24Mongolia19.3%
  37. 25Namibia19.2%
  38. 26Cote d'Ivoire19%
  39. 27South Africa18.9%
  40. 28Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.8%
  41. 28Guinea18.8%
  42. 29Djibouti18.2%
  43. 29Congo, Rep.18.2%
  44. 30Ghana18.1%
  45. 31Tajikistan18%
  46. 31Myanmar18%
  47. 31Guinea-Bissau18%
  48. 31Benin18%
  49. 32Cameroon17.9%
  50. 32Sao Tome and Principe17.9%
  51. 33Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.8%
  52. 34Viet Nam17.7%
  53. 34Eswatini17.7%
  54. 35Sierra Leone17.6%
  55. 36Philippines17.5%
  56. 37Kenya17.3%
  57. 38Indonesia17.1%
  58. 38Chad17.1%
  59. 38Mauritania17.1%
  60. 39Bhutan17%
  61. 40Central African Republic16.8%
  62. 41Mali16.7%
  63. 41Burkina Faso16.7%
  64. 42Lao PDR16.6%
  65. 43Cambodia16.5%
  66. 43Equatorial Guinea16.5%
  67. 44India16.4%
  68. 45Sudan16.1%
  69. 46Afghanistan16%
  70. 47Yemen, Rep.15.8%
  71. 48Eritrea15.7%
  72. 49Timor-Leste15.4%
  73. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.15.2%
  74. 51Comoros15.1%
  75. 52Angola15%
  76. 53Tanzania14.8%
  77. 54Lesotho14.7%
  78. 54Niger14.7%
  79. 55Jamaica14.4%
  80. 56Mozambique14.3%
  81. 57Zambia14%
  82. 58Madagascar13.8%
  83. 59Malawi13.7%
  84. 60Ethiopia13.2%
  85. 61Liberia12%
  86. 62Pakistan10%
  87. 63Rwanda6.2%
  88. 64Chile2.4%
  89. 64Lithuania2.4%
  90. 64Croatia2.4%
  91. 64Malta2.4%
  92. 64Estonia2.4%
  93. 64Latvia2.4%
  94. 65St. Kitts and Nevis2.3%
  95. 65Fiji2.3%
  96. 65Ukraine2.3%
  97. 65Grenada2.3%
  98. 65Czechia2.3%
  99. 65Cuba2.3%
  100. 65Barbados2.3%
  101. 65Palau2.3%
  102. 65Trinidad and Tobago2.3%
  103. 65Antigua and Barbuda2.3%
  104. 65Tonga2.3%
  105. 66Bulgaria2.2%
  106. 66Serbia2.2%
  107. 66Hungary2.2%
  108. 66Naoero2.2%
  109. 66Belarus2.2%
  110. 66Tuvalu2.2%
  111. 66Slovak Republic2.2%
  112. 66Poland2.2%
  113. 66Montenegro2.2%
  114. 66Burundi2.2%
  115. 66Russian Federation2.2%
  116. 66Marshall Islands2.2%
  117. 66Costa Rica2.2%
  118. 66Moldova2.2%
  119. 66Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.2%
  120. 66St. Lucia2.2%
  121. 66Dominican Republic2.2%
  122. 66Samoa2.2%
  123. 67Brazil2.1%
  124. 67Suriname2.1%
  125. 67North Macedonia2.1%
  126. 67Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1%
  127. 67Uruguay2.1%
  128. 68Haiti2%
  129. 68Argentina2%
  130. 68Colombia2%
  131. 68Paraguay2%
  132. 68Romania2%
  133. 68Venezuela, RB2%
  134. 69Mexico1.9%
  135. 70Belize1.8%
  136. 70Panama1.8%
  137. 70Dominica1.8%
  138. 71Nicaragua1.7%
  139. 71Nigeria1.7%
  140. 71Bolivia1.7%
  141. 71Thailand1.7%
  142. 71El Salvador1.7%
  143. 71Ecuador1.7%
  144. 71Vanuatu1.7%
  145. 71Peru1.7%
  146. 72Honduras1.5%
  147. 72Solomon Islands1.5%
  148. 72Kiribati1.5%
  149. 73Albania1.4%
  150. 74Papua New Guinea1.2%
  151. 75Guatemala1.1%
  152. 76Guyana1%
  153. 77St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.7%

Prevalence of vitamin-A deficiency (WHO (2009))