Summary tables and maps on iodine status worldwide
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Table: Country data on median urinary iodine and urinary iodine concentrations in school age children <100 μg/l 1993–2006
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Table: Proportion of school-age children with insufficient iodine intake
Proportion of population and number of individuals with insufficient iodine intake in school-age children (6-12 years) based on urinary iodine (UI) below 100 µg/L, by WHO region, 2003. -
Table: Proportion of general population with insufficient iodine intake
Proportion of population and number of individuals with insufficient iodine intake in general population based on urinary iodine (UI) below 100 µg/L, by WHO region, 2003. -
Table: Coverage of urinary iodine surveys
Population coverage (school-age children, 6-12 years) by urinary iodine surveys carried out between 1993-2003, by WHO region. Number of countries with national, and if not available, sub-national urinary iodine surveys. -
Table: Degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition
Number of countries classified by degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition based on median urinary iodine in school-age children by WHO region in 2003. -
Map: Degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition- 2007 (colour map)
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Map: Degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition- 2007 (b/w map)
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Map: Type of urinary iodine survey data
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Map: Degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition (colour map)
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Map: Degree of public health significance of iodine nutrition (b/w map)
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