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 adapted from the following document:
de Benoist B et al., eds. Iodine status worldwide. WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004
| WHO Region a | Proportion of population with UI < 100 µg/L (%) | Population with UI < 100 µg/L (in millions)b |
| Africa | 42.6 | 260.3 |
| Americas | 9.8 | 75.1 |
| South East Asia | 39.8 | 624 |
| Europe | 56.9 | 435.5 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 54.1 | 228.5 |
| Western Pacific | 24 | 365.3 |
| Total | 35.2 | 1988.7 |
a 192 WHO Members States
b Based on population estimates for the year 2002 (United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision)