International Council for the Control of Iodine Definiciency Disorders - Africa - detail

The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders is a non-profit, non-government organization for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency and the promotion of optimal iodine nutrition worldwide.

Africa - detail

Iodine Nutrition and Programs for its Control
in African Countries

Pop (M)

UI

mcg/L

Iodized Salt

Program

Status

Law?

Compound

ppm

Implement?

Household

Use %

Monitoring

Exists?

Salt?

I Nutr?

Educ?

31.7

347

Y

KIO₃

30-50

P

68

Y

P

P

P

S

10.4

U

Y

KIO₃

U

N

10

P

N

N

N

D (L)

6.6

289

Y

KIO₃

20-40

Y

~90

Y

U

U

P

S

1.6

189

Y

KIO₃

50

P

66

Y, NC

Y

N

P

S (L)

12.3

113

Y

KIO₃

40

P

22

P

U

U

U

D (L)

6.2

U

Y

KIO₃

50

P

68

P

U

U

U

D (L)

15.8

283

Y

KIO₃

100

Y

>90

Y, NC

Y

Y

Y

S

0.4

U

N

---

---

-

U

N

N

N

N

D (L)

3.6

U

Y

KIO₃

50-100

-

87

Y

U

U

U

D(L)

8.7

U

Y

KIO₃

U

P

58

Y

P

N

P

D(L)

0.6

U

U

---

---

-

83

P

U

U

U

D (L)

Congo (DR, Kin)

53.6

495

Y

KIO₃

80-100

Y

96

Y

Y

Y

Y

E

2.9

U

N

---

---

-

U

N

N

N

N

D (L)

16.4

375

Y

KIO3

30-50

P

31

P

P

U

U

D (L)

69.5

>100

Y

KIO₃

50-80

60

Y, NC

U

U

U

S (L)

0.5

U

Y

KIO₃

U

U

20

U

U

U

U

D (L)

4.3

>100

Pend

KIO₃

100

-

80

Y, NC

U

U

U

S (L)

65.9

<100

N

KIO₃

---

-

28

P

N

N

N

D (Mod)

1.22

190

N

---

---

-

36

P

U

Y

U

S (L)

1.4

32

N

---

---

-

8

Y

N

N

N

D (Sev)

19.9

196

Y

KIO₃

20-40

P

49

Y

P

Y

U

D (L)

7.6

37

Y

KIO₃

30-50

P

12

P

U

U

U

D (Mod)

1.3

U

Y

KIO₃

100

N

12

Y

N

N

N

D (L)

30.7

113

Y

KIO₃

100

Y

90

Y

Y

Y

U

S

2.2

U

Y

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