Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration INDIA Last Updated: 2007-12-06 Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%) Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l) Prevalence (%) Reference Notes Age Sample Mean SD Level Date Location and sample descriptor Sex (years) size Current Previous X1B X2 X3A X3B XS <0.35 <0.70 < 1.05 XN XN General Line D 2005P 3 districts: SAC by sex F 6.00-15.99 1457 5550 * 1 3 districts: SAC by sex M 6.00-15.99 1380 2 3 districts: SAC by age B 6.00-10.99 1466 3 3 districts: SAC by age B 11.00-15.99 1371 4 3 districts: SAC by area: Urban B 6.00-15.99 1433 5 3 districts: SAC by area: Rural B 6.00-15.99 1404 6 L 2004P Naxalbari village: Pre-SAC/SAC: Total B 3.00-12.99 331 3.60 5735 * Pre-SAC/SAC by sex F 3.00-12.99 152 4.60 Pre-SAC/SAC by sex M 3.00-12.99 179 2.80 Pre-SAC/SAC by age B 3.00-4.99 60.00 Pre-SAC/SAC by age B 5.00-6.99 69 1.40 Pre-SAC/SAC by age B 7.00-8.99 126 4.80 Pre-SAC/SAC by age B 9.00-10.99 71 0.00 Pre-SAC/SAC by age B 11.00-12.99 59 7.00 D 2003 -2004 11 districts: Pre-SAC: Total B 0.00-4.99 3390 0.09 3.50 0.06 0.03 5511 * Pre-SAC by district: Nanded B 0.00-4.99 368 1.10 7 Pre-SAC by districts: Goalpara, Dhubri and Guwah B 0.00-4.99 838 1.80 0.10 8 Pre-SAC by districts: Bellary and Bagalkort B 0.00-4.99 398 2.80 9 Pre-SAC by district: Ranchi B 0.00-4.99 150 10.70 10 Pre-SAC by district: Khagaria B 0.00-4.99 235 7.20 11 Pre-SAC by district: Farrukabad B 0.00-4.99 112 14.30 12 Pre-SAC by district: Badaun (1/4) B 0.00-4.99 140 2.10 9.30 13 Pre-SAC by district: Badaun (8/4) B 0.00-4.99 664 3.00 0.20 0.20 14 Pre-SAC by district: Bareilly B 0.00-4.99 485 1.60 15 D 2003P Udham Singh Nagar district: PW F NS 151 15.90 3787 * LU 2003P Calcutta: Women by group: Controls F NS 150 32.7 0.98 5508 * 16 Calcutta: Women by group: Test F NS 150 34.7 0.92 Calcutta: Newborns by group: Controls B 0.00 150 34.7 0.64 17 Calcutta: Newborns by group: Test B 0.00 150 32.0 0.68 DR 2003 Medak district: Women F 15.00-NS 220 7.00 35.00 5.00 5703 * 18 D 2003 Jodhpur district: Pre-SAC: Total B 0.00-5.99 914 0.00 0.20 5811 * Pre-SAC by gender F 0.00-5.99 NS 0.00 0.20 © WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration INDIA Last Updated: 2007-12-06 Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%) Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l) Prevalence (%) Reference Notes Age Sample Mean SD Level Date Location and sample descriptor Sex (years) size Current Previous X1B X2 X3A X3B XS <0.35 <0.70 < 1.05 XN XN General Line D 2003 Pre-SAC by gender M 0.00-5.99 NS 0.00 0.20 5811 S 2002 National Capital Territory of Delhi: SAC: Total B 6.00-11.99 7009 1.20 3795 * SAC by age B 6.00-6.99 945 0.74 SAC by age B 7.00-7.99 1339 1.04 SAC by age B 8.00-8.99 1377 1.02 SAC by age B 9.00-9.99 1236 1.20 SAC by age B 10.00-10.99 1209 1.07 SAC by age B 11.00-11.99 903 2.50 L 2002 Hyderabad: PW F NS 736 2.90 4546 * Hyderabad: PW F NS 736 3.5 27.365.0 0.95 0.40 L 2002 Gingee and Karaikudi ADPs: Pre-SAC B 0.50-4.99 2005 0.30 2.29 5102 * Gingee and Karaikudi ADPs: Women F NS 1506 1.46 SR 2001 -2003 8 states: Pre-SAC: Total B 1.00-4.99 71591 0.30 0.80 5839 * Pre-SAC by state: Andhra Pradesh B 1.00-4.99 9327 0.20 1.20 Pre-SAC by state: Karnataka B 1.00-4.99 8627 0.20 0.70 Pre-SAC by state: Kerala B 1.00-4.99 8329 0.00 0.00 Pre-SAC by state: Madhya Pradesh B 1.00-4.99 8777 0.80 1.40 Pre-SAC by state: Maharashtra B 1.00-4.99 8646 1.10 1.30 Pre-SAC by state: Orissa B 1.00-4.99 9460 0.10 0.30 Pre-SAC by state: Tamil Nadu B 1.00-4.99 9197 0.10 0.50 Pre-SAC by state: West Bengal B 1.00-4.99 9228 0.20 0.60 8 states: Pre-SAC: Total B 1.00-4.99 3934 62.0 Pre-SAC by sex F 1.00-4.99 NS 62.8 Pre-SAC by sex M 1.00-4.99 NS 60.8 Pre-SAC by age B 1.00-2.99 NS 59.6 Pre-SAC by age B 3.00-4.99 NS 63.1 LU 2001 -2002 Hyderabad: PW: Total F 17.00-30.99 129 17.1 301 * Hyderabad: PW by group: Control F 18.00-30.99 62 17.7 0.93 0.23 Hyderabad: PW by group: Experimental F 17.00-28.99 67 16.4 0.90 0.19 L 2000 -2001 Kundam block: Pre-SAC B 0.00-5.99 1022 1.60 5510 * S 2000 Orissa state: Pre-SAC B 2.00-3.99 1313 0.50 284 * © WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration INDIA Last Updated: 2007-12-06 Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%) Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l) Prevalence (%) Reference Notes Age Sample Mean SD Level Date Location and sample descriptor Sex (years) size Current Previous X1B X2 X3A X3B XS <0.35 <0.70 < 1.05 XN XN General Line S 2000 Orissa state: Pre-SAC B 1.00-3.99 1811 2.90 284 Andhra Pradesh state: Pre-SAC B 2.00-3.99 1183 0.76 Andhra Pradesh state: Pre-SAC B 1.00-3.99 1664 5.50 Orissa state: Pre-SAC B 1.00-3.99 318 20.4 63.8 0.62 0.33 Andhra Pradesh state: Pre-SAC B 1.00-3.99 300 5.7 52.3 0.71 0.25 D 2000P Bankura district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-5.99 751 1.15 3589 * 19 Bankura district: Pre-SAC B 0.50-5.99 1830 0.49 20 Gumla district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-5.99 1011 1.78 21 Gumla district: Pre-SAC B 0.50-5.99 1875 0.69 22 Jajpur district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-5.99 985 3.95 23 Jajpur district: Pre-SAC B 0.50-5.99 1755 2.20 24 Kamrup district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-5.99 685 3.06 25 Kamrup distric: Pre-SAC B 0.50-5.99 1050 0.76 26 West district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-5.99 66 3.03 27 West district: Pre-SAC B 0.50-5.99 116 1.70 28 Bankura district: PW B NS 355 10.42 29 Gumla district: PW B NS 268 13.43 30 Jajpur district: PW B NS 262 3.21 31 Kamrup distric: PW B NS 195 15.86 32 West district: PW B NS 50 12.00 33 S 2000 Tripura state: Women F 15.00-49.99 299 18.30 3780a * L 2000 Hyderabad: Newborns by group: Control B 0.00 52 19.8 83.2 0.51 3913 * 34 Hyderabad: Newborns by group: Experimental B 0.00 50 22.0 80.0 0.53 35 Hyderabad: Infants by age B 0.75-0.82 96 0.86 36 Hyderabad: Infants by age B 1.00-1.07 116 0.79 37 N 2000 National: Pre-SAC B 2.00-4.99 NS 0.60 4534 * 38 L 2000 Kodaku tribe: Pre-SAC: Total B 1.00-5.99 182 1.70 0.90 5463 * Pre-SAC by age B 1.00-2.99 NS 0.00 0.20 Pre-SAC by age B 3.00-5.99 NS 1.70 0.70 D 1999 -2000 Mahaboobnagar district: Pre-SAC B 2.00-3.99 NS 1.10 4606 * 39 Mahaboobnagar district: Pre-SAC B 1.00-3.99 NS 0.40 Mahaboobnagar district: PW B NS NS 5.20 © WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration INDIA Last Updated: 2007-12-06 Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%) Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l) Prevalence (%) Reference Notes Age Sample Mean SD Level Date Location and sample descriptor Sex (years) size Current Previous X1B X2 X3A X3B XS <0.35 <0.70 < 1.05 XN XN General Line D 1998 -2001 Tamil Nadu/2 districts: PW by group: Placebo F 15.00-NS 5833 5.50 4539 * Tamil Nadu/2 districts: PW by group: Supplementat F 15.00-NS 5786 6.10 0.00 N 1998 -1999 National: Women: Total F 15.00-49.99 32393 12.10 2972 * Women by area: Urban F 15.00-49.99 7191 6.40 Women by area: Rural F 15.00-49.99 25202 13.70 Women by urban area: Andhra Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 283 2.30 40 Women by urban area: Assam F 15.00-49.99 66 1.30 41 Women by urban area: Bihar F 15.00-49.99 258 11.70 42 Women by urban area: Goa F 15.00-49.99 127 1.70 43 Women by urban area: Gujarat F 15.00-49.99 483 7.10 44 Women by urban area: Haryana F 15.00-49.99 246 1.60 45 Women by urban area: Hiamachal Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 69 2.30 46 Women by urban area: Jammu and Kashmir F 15.00-49.99 176 13.90 47 Women by urban area: Karnataka F 15.00-49.99 398 5.10 48 Women by urban area: Kerala F 15.00-49.99 134 1.20 49 Women by urban area: Madhya Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 613 10.70 50 Women by urban area: Maharashtra F 15.00-49.99 707 6.30 51 Women by urban area: Orissa F 15.00-49.99 153 13.00 52 Women by urban area: Punjab F 15.00-49.99 207 1.30 53 Women by urban area: Rajasthan F 15.00-49.99 628 11.50 54 Women by urban area: Sikkim F 15.00-49.99 53 14.00 55 Women by urban area: Tamil Nadu F 15.00-49.99 53 2.00 56 Women by urban area: Union Territory of Delhi F 15.00-49.99 738 3.80 57 Women by urban area: Uttar Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 713 7.50 58 Women by urban area: West Bengal F 15.00-49.99 53 5.00 59 Women by rural area: Andhra Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 846 6.30 60 Women by rural area: Assam F 15.00-49.99 1063 7.20 61 Women by rural area: Bihar F 15.00-49.99 2689 20.20 62 Women by rural area: Goa F 15.00-49.99 201 2.50 63 Women by rural area: Gujarat F 15.00-49.99 841 13.10 64 Women by rural area: Haryana F 15.00-49.99 814 0.90 65 Women by rural area: Hiamachal Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 843 3.90 66 Women by rural area: Jammu and Kashmir F 15.00-49.99 930 19.40 67 Women by rural area: Karnataka F 15.00-49.99 882 6.90 68 Women by rural area: Kerala F 15.00-49.99 572 2.30 69 Women by rural area: Madhya Pradesh F 15.00-49.99 2224 22.10 70 © WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration