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Prevalence of night blindness in pre-school children

Prevalence of night blindness (a symptom of moderate-to-severe vitamin-A deficiency) in pre-school children (aged under-5), measured as the percentage of children
with night blindness during the period 1995-2005.

0No data0%0.5%1%1.5%2.5%5%7.5%10%
World

Source: WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency (2009)

Note: Countries with a 2005 gross domestic product (GDP) ≥US$ 15 000 were assumed to be free from vitamin-A deficiency of a public health significance and were therefore excluded.