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Current Iodine Deficiency Disorder Situation
Population
Population: 0.5 million
Population growth rate: 2.46%
Population < 15 years: 42.6%
Birth rate: 37.7 per 1000
Life expectancy at birth: 54.0 years
Infant mortality: 92.9 per 1000
Prevalence of Goiter/ UIE
Median urinary iodine: no data. IDD prevalence survey in 1995 described goiter, but no further details available. No data on UI.
Iodized salt Coverage
Household iodized salt use: 20% (1995)
Salt Situation Analysis Production
No data available on salt production. Iodized salt is imported from Cameroon , Senegal and Nigeria . Non-iodized salt is imported from Spain and France (UNICEF Country Reports, 1995)
Consumption
- Estimated daily per capita salt consumption: no data
- Estimated % of all salt consumed by people which is adequately iodized (household level): 20% (1995)
Iodine Procurement and Utilization
KIO3, 100 ppm, from Cameroon
Universal Salt Iodization Program
Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Activities
Legislation
- Legislation: Yes
- Legislation for Animals: no data
- Year Enacted: no data
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
No recent information. A National Committee and an Action Plan were said to exist but no known activities.
Other Interventions
None known
Key Lessons Learned
Challenges and Constraints
Future Plans for Sustained IDD Elimination
Sources:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jtd/iccidd/mi/idd_052.htm
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