Table 1.

Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among children in South Asia (%)

Country	Children <6 years
	No. of deaths perceived	Subclinical VAD (%)	Clinical VAD (%)
Afghanistan	50,000	53	-
Bangladesh	28,000	28	0.7
Bhutan	600	32	0.7
India	3,30,000	57	0.7
Nepal	6,900	33	1
Pakistan	56,000	35	-
South Asia region	4,71,500	-	-
World total	11,50,000	-	-

Derived from UNICEF 2003 (19): UNICEF and MI 2004 (26): WHO 2000 (70)