WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency the Database on Iodine Deficiency Includes Data by Country on Goitre Prevalence And/Or Urinary Iodine Concentration

Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Last Updated: 2006-12-28

Goitre Urinary iodine (µg/L) Notes prevalence (%) Distribution (%) Prevalence (%) Age Sample Grade Grade TGP <20 20-49 50-99100-299 >300 <100 Median Mean SD Reference General Line Level Date Region and sample descriptor Sex (years) size 1 2 N 2005 National: SAC: Total B 8.00 - 10.99 2309 0.670.3 7.2 22.2 157.3 167.7 87.0 5395 * 1 SAC by sex F 8.00 - 10.99 1152 150.2 162.3 84.8 SAC by sex M 8.00 - 10.99 1157 164.7 173.1 88.8 SAC by area: Urban B 8.00 - 10.99 1541 163.0 172.1 88.6 SAC by area: Rural B 8.00 - 10.99 768 147.5 158.9 83.0 SAC by sex and entity: FBH F 8.00 - 10.99 458 141.1 152.7 82.1 2 SAC by sex and entity: RS F 8.00 - 10.99 592 154.7 167.1 86.8 3 SAC by sex and district: Brcko F 8.00 - 10.99 102 177.3 177.1 81.4 4 SAC by sex and entity: FBH M 8.00 - 10.99 460 149.8 159.3 83.9 5 SAC by sex and entity: RS M 8.00 - 10.99 599 170.5 181.5 90.7 6 SAC by sex and district: Brcko M 8.00 - 10.99 98 179.6 186.8 92.4 7 SAC by entity: FBH B 8.00 - 10.99 918 0.568.9 5.7 25.5 145.3 156 83.0 8 SAC by entity: RS B 8.00 - 10.99 1191 0.771.2 8.1 20.3 164.4 174.3 89.0 9 SAC by district: Brcko B 8.00 - 10.99 200 0.572.0 9.5 18.5 177.3 181.8 86.9 10 National: SAC: Total B 8.00 - 10.99 2319 6.9 0.9 7.8 * SAC by sex F 8.00 - 10.99 1158 9.2 SAC by sex M 8.00 - 10.99 1161 6.5 SAC by area: Urban B 8.00 - 10.99 1547 6.8 SAC by sex: Rural B 8.00 - 10.99 772 9.7 SAC by sex and entity: FBH F 8.00 - 10.99 460 9.8 * SAC by sex and entity: RS F 8.00 - 10.99 595 9.8 * SAC by sex and district: Brcko F 8.00 - 10.99 103 2.9 * SAC by sex and entity: FBH M 8.00 - 10.99 462 9.3 * SAC by sex and entity: RS M 8.00 - 10.99 601 5.3 * SAC by sex and district: Brcko M 8.00 - 10.99 98 0.0 * SAC by entity: FBH B 8.00 - 10.99 922 9.3 0.2 9.5 * SAC by entity: RS B 8.00 - 10.99 1196 5.9 1.6 7.5 * SAC by district: Brcko B 8.00 - 10.99 201 1.5 0.0 1.5 * S 1999 Republika Srpska entity: SAC B 7.00 - 14.99 732 23.6 127.0 2994 * 11 Republika Srpska entity: SAC: Total B 7.00 - 14.99 3660 21.4 2.1 23.5 * SAC by municipality: Banja Luka B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 23.7 0.8 24.5 SAC by municipality: Bijeljina B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 19.2 4.8 24.0 SAC by municipality: Bratunac B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 16.0 0.7 16.7 SAC by municipality: Doboj B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 31.2 3.7 34.8 SAC by municipality: Srebrenica B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 18.7 1.7 20.3 SAC by municipality: Trebinje B 7.00 - 14.99 NS 10.0 1.3 11.3

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Goitre Urinary iodine (µg/L) Notes prevalence (%) Distribution (%) Prevalence (%) Age Sample Grade Grade TGP <20 20-49 50-99100-299 >300 <100 Median Mean SD Reference General Line Level Date Region and sample descriptor Sex (years) size 1 2 S 1999 Federation of Bosnia and Herzagovina entity: SAC B 7.00 - 14.99 1213 30.369.7 77.6 74.9 39.0 3453 * 12 SAC by canton: Bosnia Podrinje B 7.00 - 14.99 20 80.069.5 67.6 49.2 13 SAC by canton: Central-Bosnia B 7.00 - 14.99 107 77.2 68.0 68.6 40.6 14 SAC by canton: Herzeg Bosnia B 7.00 - 14.99 38 70.981.0 78.2 43.4 15 SAC by canton: Herzegovina-Neretva B 7.00 - 14.99 108 61.985.5 82.4 42.1 16 SAC by canton: Posavina B 7.00 - 14.99 20 60.2 74.0 67.3 43.2 17 SAC by canton: Sarajevo B 7.00 - 14.99 191 70.680.0 74.5 43.7 18 SAC by canton: Tuzla B 7.00 - 14.99 361 65.779.0 76.3 44.9 19 SAC by canton: Una-Sana B 7.00 - 14.99 136 74.2 68.0 67.6 40.2 20 SAC by canton: West Herzegovina B 7.00 - 14.99 53 80.090.0 80 47.0 21 SAC by canton: Zenica-Doboj B 7.00 - 14.99 179 56.887.0 86.2 40.9 22 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity: SAC B 7.00 - 14.99 5523 24.7 2.3 27.1 * SAC by canton: Bosnia Podrinje B 7.00 - 14.99 80 38.8 12.5 51.2 SAC by canton: Central Bosnia B 7.00 - 14.99 944 30.4 3.7 34.1 SAC by canton: Herzeg Bosnia B 7.00 - 14.99 528 28.0 0.2 28.2 SAC by canton: Herzegovina-Neretva B 7.00 - 14.99 96 15.7 4.2 19.8 SAC by canton: Posavina B 7.00 - 14.99 101 17.9 0.0 17.9 SAC by canton: Sarajevo B 7.00 - 14.99 957 22.8 1.8 24.7 SAC by canton: Tuzla B 7.00 - 14.99 1312 19.1 1.0 20.1 SAC by canton: Una-Sana B 7.00 - 14.99 707 21.4 1.7 23.0 SAC by canton: West Herzegovina B 7.00 - 14.99 193 12.9 0.0 12.9 SAC by canton: Zenica-Doboj B 7.00 - 14.99 603 36.7 6.0 42.6

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Reference no 5395 General Notes: Multi-stage cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size; goitre investigated by ultrasonography, values not included in the database.

Line note 1 IU <50 µg/L: 6.2%

Line note 2 FBH = Federation of Bosnia -Herzegovina Line note 3 RS = Republika Srpska Line note 4 Brcko = Brcko district Line note 5 FBH = Federation of Bosnia -Herzegovina Line note 6 RS = Republika Srpska Line note 7 Brcko = Brcko district Line note 8 FBH = Federation of Bosnia -Herzegovina. IU <50 µg/L: 8.3% Line note 9 RS = Republika Srpska. IU <50 µg/L: 5.2% Line note 10 Brcko = Brcko district. IU <50 µg/L: 3.0% Reference no 2994 General Notes: National survey carried out and reported separately for the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Republica Srpska entity reported in reference No. 2994 and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity reported in reference No. 3157.

Line note 11 UI <50 µg/L: 3.3% Reference no 3453 General Notes: National survey carried out and reported separately for the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Republica Srpska entity reported in reference No. 2994 and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity reported in reference No. 3157, same survey reported in reference No. 4908.

Line note 12 UI <50 µg/L: 34.1%, UI median range: 1.0-208.0 µg/ Line note 13 UI <50 µg/L: 50.0% Line note 14 UI <50 µg/L: 38.0% Line note 15 UI <50 µg/L: 34.1% Line note 16 UI <50 µg/L: 4.9% Line note 17 UI <50 µg/L: 34.1% Line note 18 UI <50 µg/L: 35.0% Line note 19 UI <50 µg/L: 33.1% Line note 20 UI <50 µg/L: 38.2% Line note 21 UI <50 µg/L: 33.8% Line note 22 UI <50 µg/L: 19.3%

Reference 2994 Lolic A, Lolic B. Iodine deficiency. Banja Luka, United Nations Children's Fund, 1999.

Reference 3453 Tahirovic H, Toromanovic A, Hadzibegic N, Stimljanin D, Konjevic R, Budimic Z, Cengic H, Roncevic Z, Denjo E, Huskic J, Hadzimujic I, Moro D, Ivankovic A, Dodik N, Hasanbegovic S. Assessment of the current status of iodine prophylaxis in Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2001, 14 :1139-1144.

Reference 5395 UNICEF Office for Bosnia-Herzergovina. Iodine status of the population of Bosnia-Herzergovina. Sarajevo, United Nations Childrens Fund, 2006.

Reference 4908 Tahirovic H, Toromanovic A, Hadzibegic N, Stimljanin D, Budimic Z, Cengic H, Roncevic Z, Denjo E, Huskic J, Hadzimujic I, Moro D, Ivankovic A, Dodig N, Hasanbegovic S. Jodni deficit u Federaciji Bosne I Hercegovine [Iodine deficiency in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Medicinski Arhiv, 2000, 54 :153-158.

Reference 4912 Toromanovic A, Tahirovic H. Thyroid volume and urinary iodine excretion in schoolchildren in North-Eastern Bosnia. European Journal of Pediatrics, 2004, 163 :270- 271.