LIDNS: Undernutrition Prevalence - Micronutrients
A little worse
6%
3%
11%
5%
7%
5%
Iodine*
Prevalence of Deficiency
by laboratory test or *dietary assessment
Similar
Similar
Similar
More common
More common
Similar
More common
Similar
Status
compared with
NDNS (normal)
population
26%
36%
26%
25%
21%
15%
Magnesium*
37%
28%
34%
14%
10%
10%
Potassium*
<1%
~3%
~1%
~2%
~5%
~30%
Vitamin A
14%
14%
18%
22%
20%
6%
Vitamin D
16%
28%
16%
25%
3%
12%
Vitamin C
5%
10%
5%
2%
2%
1%
Vitamin B12
13%
10%
13%
12%
21%
17%
Folate
11%
4%
10%
4%
10%
1%
Iron
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Elderly
Adults
Children
Nutrient