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Current Iodine Deficiency Disorder Situation
Population
Population: 7.5 million
Population growth rate: 3.5%
Population < 15 years: 44.5%
Birth rate: 47.2 per 1000
Life expectancy at birth: 46.6 years
Infant mortality: 124 per 1000
Prevalence of Goiter/ UIE
Median urinary iodine: no information . No information. Proximity to Kenya and Ethiopia , both with historic iodine deficiency. No information, historical or recent, on iodine nutrition or salt. Country torn by war and civil strife.
Iodized salt C overage
Household iodized salt use: no information.
Salt Situation Analysis Production
No information
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 on KIO3 ppm.
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, no data.
Other Interventions
No data
Key Lessons Learned
Challenges and Constraints
Future Plans for Sustained IDD Elimination Updated information on extent of iodized salt use and on iodine nutrition is needed, as well as extent of activity of the National Coordinating Committee.
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