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Current Iodine Deficiency Disorder Situation
Population
Population: 0.28 million
Population growth rate: 0.52%
Population < 15 years: 23 %
Birth rate: 14.37 per 1000
Life expectancy at birth: 79.66 years
Infant mortality: 3.53 per 1000
Prevalence of Goiter/ UIE
Median urinary iodine: >100 mcg/L.
No known iodine deficiency. In 1960, urinary iodine exceeded 300 mcg/day. Research study (1998) found median of 106 mcg/L in elderly women.
Iodized salt Coverage
Household iodized salt use: no data
Salt Situation Analysis Production
No information on iodized salt.
Consumption
- Estimated daily per capita salt consumption: no data.
- Estimated % of all salt consumed by people which is adequately iodized (household level): no data
Iodine Procurement and Utilization
No data
Universal Salt Iodization Program
Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Activities
Legislation
- Legislation: None.
- Legislation for Animals: none.
- Year Enacted: n/a
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
None; occasional research studies.
Other Interventions
None
Key Lessons Learned
Challenges and Constraints
Future Plans for Sustained IDD Elimination
Sources:
Laurberg et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:765, 1998
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