demographic2020

Consumption of iodized salt (% of households) — series 2

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data112 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
75.8% of households
Median: 84.4% of households
Countries Covered
112
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
99.7% of households
Lowest
Djibouti
4.4% of households
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan99.7% of households
2Qatar99.4% of households
3Armenia99.4% of households
4Kyrgyzstan98.7% of households
5Bhutan98.4% of households
By Region
South America94.6% of households(2 countries)
North America88.2% of households(1 countries)
Africa82.3% of households(9 countries)
Asia77.2% of households(19 countries)
Other74.4% of households(79 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.4% of households)High (99.7% of households)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 75.8% of households)

South America (2)
North America (1)
Africa (9)
Asia (19)
Other (79)
Europe (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 2020; 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
1Turkmenistan99.7% of households
2Qatar99.4% of households
3Armenia99.4% of households
4Kyrgyzstan98.7% of households
5Bhutan98.4% of households
6Brazil98.4% of households
7Georgia98.1% of households
8Sri Lanka96.9% of households
9Maldives96.7% of households
10People's Republic of China96.6% of households
11Samoa96.4% of households
12State of Palestine95.7% of households
13Lebanon95.3% of households
14Kenya94.6% of households
15Kazakhstan94.4% of households
16Nepal94.2% of households
17Lao People's Democratic Republic93.6% of households
18Islamic Republic of Iran93.5% of households
19Paraguay93.4% of households
20Azerbaijan93.4% of households
21Nigeria93.3% of households
22Egypt92.5% of households
23India92.4% of households
24Burkina Faso92.1% of households
25Bulgaria91.9% of households
26Cape Verde91.9% of households
27Indonesia91.9% of households
28Tajikistan91.4% of households
29Uganda91.3% of households
30Republic of the Congo91.1% of households
31Liberia91.1% of households
32South Africa91.1% of households
33Peru90.8% of households
34Cameroon90.7% of households
35Rwanda90.5% of households
36Eswatini90.4% of households
37Cuba89.9% of households
38Gabon89.5% of households
39Burundi89.4% of households
40Mali89.4% of households
41Algeria89.1% of households
42Sao Tome and Principe88.6% of households
43Zambia88.4% of households
44Solomon Islands88.4% of households
45Jordan88.3% of households
46Guatemala88.2% of households
47Oman87.7% of households
48Eritrea86.2% of households
49Bolivia85.7% of households
50Ethiopia85.6% of households
51Türkiye85.3% of households
52Myanmar85.0% of households
53Lesotho85.0% of households
54Belize84.9% of households
55Democratic Republic of the Congo84.7% of households
56Benin84.7% of households
57Thailand84.1% of households
58Zimbabwe83.8% of households
59Timor-Leste83.5% of households
60Botswana82.6% of households
61Angola82.4% of households
62Sierra Leone82.2% of households
63Comoros81.9% of households
64Uzbekistan81.5% of households
65Togo80.5% of households
66Cote d'Ivoire79.7% of households
67Malawi77.7% of households
68Kiribati76.9% of households
69Central African Republic76.0% of households
70United Republic of Tanzania76.0% of households
71Bangladesh76.0% of households
72Mongolia75.1% of households
73Republic of The Gambia74.7% of households
74Saint Lucia74.7% of households
75Namibia73.6% of households
76Syrian Arab Republic72.0% of households
77Libya69.9% of households
78Saudi Arabia69.8% of households
79Ghana68.9% of households
80Pakistan68.6% of households
81Madagascar68.4% of households
82Iraq68.3% of households
83Cambodia68.2% of households
84Senegal65.1% of households
85Chad65.0% of households
86Albania64.6% of households
87Vanuatu62.6% of households
88Trinidad and Tobago62.6% of households
89Vietnam60.9% of households
90South Sudan60.0% of households
91Papua New Guinea59.7% of households
92Niger59.4% of households
93Moldova, Republic of58.0% of households
94Equatorial Guinea57.4% of households
95Philippines57.0% of households
96Afghanistan56.6% of households
97Guinea52.6% of households
98Yemen48.7% of households
99Morocco43.3% of households
100Guyana42.8% of households
101Mozambique42.5% of households
102North Korea37.5% of households
103Barbados36.8% of households
104Ukraine35.9% of households
105Sudan34.4% of households
106Guinea-Bissau32.6% of households
107Dominican Republic31.9% of households
108Malaysia28.2% of households
109Mauritania25.2% of households
110Haiti7.5% of households
111Somalia6.9% of households
112Djibouti4.4% of households
Showing 112 of 112 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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