social2005
Prevalence of zinc deficiency (Wessells et al. (2012))
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2005; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.9%
Median: 15.4%
Countries Covered
188
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
54.3%
Lowest
Argentina
2.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo54.3%
2Zimbabwe48.4%
3Sri Lanka45.7%
4Zambia44.9%
5Malawi40.6%
By Region
Other19.7%(107 countries)
Asia19.1%(27 countries)
Africa19.0%(9 countries)
North America14.9%(4 countries)
South America8.1%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.3%)High (54.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.9%)
Other (107)
Asia (27)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2005; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 54.3% |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 48.4% |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 45.7% |
| 4 | Zambia | 44.9% |
| 5 | Malawi | 40.6% |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 39.4% |
| 7 | Lesotho | 38.3% |
| 8 | Burundi | 38.0% |
| 9 | Liberia | 35.2% |
| 10 | Republic of The Gambia | 34.9% |
| 11 | Haiti | 34.9% |
| 12 | Rwanda | 34.9% |
| 13 | Chad | 34.5% |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.1% |
| 15 | Cameroon | 33.8% |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.4% |
| 17 | Qatar | 33.4% |
| 18 | Comoros | 32.0% |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.7% |
| 20 | Bhutan | 31.7% |
| 21 | Mozambique | 31.4% |
| 22 | India | 31.2% |
| 23 | Indonesia | 31.2% |
| 24 | North Korea | 31.2% |
| 25 | Botswana | 30.6% |
| 26 | Guatemala | 29.8% |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 29.7% |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 29.2% |
| 29 | El Salvador | 28.0% |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.0% |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 27.2% |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.1% |
| 33 | Togo | 25.8% |
| 34 | Kenya | 25.3% |
| 35 | Bahrain | 24.8% |
| 36 | Senegal | 24.6% |
| 37 | Somalia | 24.5% |
| 38 | Angola | 24.4% |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 23.8% |
| 40 | Nepal | 23.7% |
| 41 | Georgia | 23.6% |
| 42 | Yemen | 23.4% |
| 43 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 23.2% |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 22.7% |
| 45 | Honduras | 22.5% |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 22.4% |
| 47 | Mali | 22.3% |
| 48 | Taiwan, Province of China | 21.7% |
| 49 | Türkiye | 21.7% |
| 50 | Republic of the Congo | 21.6% |
| 51 | Ghana | 21.6% |
| 52 | Namibia | 21.4% |
| 53 | Oman | 21.2% |
| 54 | Kiribati | 20.9% |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 20.8% |
| 56 | Nigeria | 20.6% |
| 57 | Uganda | 20.5% |
| 58 | Pakistan | 20.4% |
| 59 | Thailand | 20.4% |
| 60 | Cuba | 20.2% |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 20.2% |
| 62 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.0% |
| 63 | South Africa | 20.0% |
| 64 | Eritrea | 19.8% |
| 65 | Suriname | 19.7% |
| 66 | Guinea | 19.6% |
| 67 | Myanmar | 19.5% |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 19.4% |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.3% |
| 70 | Morocco | 19.2% |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 19.2% |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 18.9% |
| 73 | Eswatini | 18.3% |
| 74 | Benin | 17.9% |
| 75 | Mexico | 16.9% |
| 76 | Niger | 16.9% |
| 77 | Timor-Leste | 16.9% |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 16.8% |
| 79 | Libya | 16.8% |
| 80 | Peru | 16.7% |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.7% |
| 82 | Algeria | 16.6% |
| 83 | Cambodia | 16.4% |
| 84 | Japan | 16.4% |
| 85 | Jordan | 16.3% |
| 86 | Mauritius | 16.3% |
| 87 | Slovakia | 16.3% |
| 88 | Armenia | 16.3% |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 16.1% |
| 90 | Tunisia | 16.1% |
| 91 | Djibouti | 16.0% |
| 92 | Madagascar | 16.0% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 15.7% |
| 94 | Kuwait | 15.4% |
| 95 | Singapore | 15.4% |
| 96 | Venezuela | 15.4% |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 15.3% |
| 98 | State of Palestine | 15.3% |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.2% |
| 100 | Panama | 15.1% |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.8% |
| 102 | Maldives | 14.4% |
| 103 | Lebanon | 14.3% |
| 104 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14.1% |
| 105 | Belize | 13.6% |
| 106 | Gabon | 13.2% |
| 107 | Guyana | 13.2% |
| 108 | Seychelles | 13.2% |
| 109 | Iraq | 13.1% |
| 110 | South Korea | 13.0% |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 12.9% |
| 112 | Croatia | 12.4% |
| 113 | Egypt | 12.1% |
| 114 | Latvia | 11.6% |
| 115 | Jamaica | 11.4% |
| 116 | Ukraine | 11.4% |
| 117 | Malaysia | 11.3% |
| 118 | Bolivia | 11.1% |
| 119 | Czech Republic | 11.0% |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 11.0% |
| 121 | Fiji | 10.9% |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.9% |
| 123 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.8% |
| 124 | Colombia | 10.7% |
| 125 | Grenada | 10.7% |
| 126 | Vietnam | 10.7% |
| 127 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.6% |
| 128 | Estonia | 10.5% |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 10.4% |
| 130 | Tonga | 10.4% |
| 131 | Poland | 10.3% |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 10.0% |
| 133 | Philippines | 9.9% |
| 134 | Slovenia | 9.8% |
| 135 | Mauritania | 9.6% |
| 136 | Barbados | 9.3% |
| 137 | Belarus | 9.0% |
| 138 | Germany | 9.0% |
| 139 | Paraguay | 8.9% |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | 8.8% |
| 141 | Dominica | 8.7% |
| 142 | Hungary | 8.4% |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 8.3% |
| 144 | Malta | 8.1% |
| 145 | Canada | 8.0% |
| 146 | Ecuador | 7.9% |
| 147 | People's Republic of China | 7.5% |
| 148 | Lithuania | 7.5% |
| 149 | Montenegro | 7.5% |
| 150 | Romania | 7.5% |
| 151 | Sudan | 7.4% |
| 152 | Austria | 7.4% |
| 153 | Brazil | 7.3% |
| 154 | Greece | 7.2% |
| 155 | Serbia | 7.0% |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.8% |
| 157 | Belgium | 6.8% |
| 158 | Portugal | 6.3% |
| 159 | Denmark | 6.2% |
| 160 | Norway | 6.2% |
| 161 | Samoa | 6.2% |
| 162 | Cyprus | 6.1% |
| 163 | Sweden | 6.1% |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0% |
| 165 | Italy | 5.8% |
| 166 | Uruguay | 5.8% |
| 167 | Chile | 5.7% |
| 168 | Bahamas | 5.7% |
| 169 | Andorra | 5.6% |
| 170 | Israel | 5.5% |
| 171 | Spain | 5.4% |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 5.3% |
| 173 | Albania | 5.3% |
| 174 | Turkmenistan | 5.2% |
| 175 | Netherlands | 5.0% |
| 176 | United States of America | 5.0% |
| 177 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% |
| 178 | Switzerland | 4.9% |
| 179 | Finland | 4.6% |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 4.6% |
| 181 | New Zealand | 4.4% |
| 182 | Mongolia | 4.1% |
| 183 | Ireland | 4.0% |
| 184 | France | 3.9% |
| 185 | Australia | 3.8% |
| 186 | Luxembourg | 3.6% |
| 187 | Iceland | 3.1% |
| 188 | Argentina | 2.3% |
Showing 188 of 188 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2005).
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