How common is Vitamin A deficiency?
Vitamin A deficiency causes 350,000 children to go blind each year. About 140 million children in 118 countries are Vitamin A deficient. 1 in 4 child deaths are caused by Vitamin A deficiency. 30% of the world’s blindness is due to vitamin A deficiency. 600,000 women die during child birth due to complications from vitamin A deficiency.