TABLE 2.
Estimates of the risk of inadequate or excess iron intake before and after iron fortification and supplementation in the states and union territories of India1
| Risk of inadequate intake of iron in habitual diets | Risk of inadequate intake after iron fortification and supplementation | Risk of excess intake after iron fortification and supplementation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | EAR: ICMR 20102 | EAR: Estimated3 | 10 mg/d4 | 24 mg/d5 | 10 mg/d6 | 24 mg/d7 |
| A&N Island | 81 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 97 | 78 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 95 | 80 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Assam | 98 | 83 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bihar | 82 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Chandigarh | 78 | 48 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Chhattisgarh | 97 | 78 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| D&N Haveli | 92 | 73 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Daman & Diu | 83 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Delhi | 81 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Goa | 95 | 72 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gujarat | 76 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Haryana | 65 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 66 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 87 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jharkhand | 90 | 65 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Karnataka | 89 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kerala | 94 | 70 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | 86 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 66 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Maharashtra | 79 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Manipur | 100 | 93 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 100 | 91 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mizoram | 98 | 83 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 99 | 87 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Orissa | 97 | 78 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Puducherry | 94 | 68 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punjab | 66 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Rajasthan | 49 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Sikkim | 99 | 83 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu | 98 | 79 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripura | 98 | 77 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 75 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Uttaranchal | 69 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| West Bengal | 93 | 68 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
1Values are percentages. A&N Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands; D&N Haveli, Dadar and Nagar Haveli; EAR, Estimated Average Requirement; ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research.
2EAR value of 21 mg/d (3).
3Current estimate of EAR value: 15 mg/d.
4Risk of inadequate iron intake with estimated value of EAR 15 mg/d after iron fortification (10 mg/d).
5Risk of inadequate iron intake with estimated value of EAR 15 mg/d after iron fortification (10 mg/d) and supplementation (14 mg/d). The value of 24 mg is the sum of 10 and 14 mg/d. The latter is assumed to come from a weekly dose of 100 mg elemental iron in supplementation programs.
6Risk of excess iron intake over a TUL of 45 mg/d after iron fortification (10 mg/d).
7Risk of excess iron intake over a TUL of 45 mg/d after iron fortification (10 mg/d) and supplementation (14 mg/d). The value of 24 mg is the sum of 10 and 14 mg/d. The latter is assumed to come from a weekly dose of 100 mg elemental iron in supplementation programs.