As of 2021, 88.7 percent of households worldwide were consuming salt with iodine. The region with the lowest iodized salt consumption in the world was Eastern and Southern Africa, at 81.5 percent of households. The addition of iodine to salt is a widely used method of preventing iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) which can lead to complications for pregnant women and learning disabilities in young children. Iodine supplements are also used to prevent radiation injury to the thyroid gland.
Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region
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UNICEF. (October 1, 2021). Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/
UNICEF. "Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region." Chart. October 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/
UNICEF. (2021). Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/
UNICEF. "Share of Households Consuming Iodized Salt Worldwide as of 2021, by Select Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/
UNICEF, Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of households consuming iodized salt worldwide as of 2021, by select region [Graph], UNICEF, October 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297293/worldwide-consumption-share-of-iodized-salt-by-region/