What Is The Global Picture Of Iodine Deficiency In The Light Of Statistics?
As according to the findings of the UNICEF, iodine deficiency could be conveniently classified as one of the leading causes of preventable mental retardation and the deficiency in children in terms of learning ability in the global scenario. For countries whose populations are affected by iodine deficiency, this very cause is responsible for about five percent rate of loss in the Gross Domestic Product of the affected regions. Moreover globally, about 33.33 percent of the world’s population (one out of three) that is equivalent to about 1.7 billion people are exposed to the dicey prospect of iodine deficiency disorders. This percentage of people is also inclusive of newborn babies. On a statistical front, situation in the developing countries are improving as according to the latest findings, about 70 percent of the developing countries’ population is using iodized salt. One of the biggest global health challenges is not only to inculcate the importance of iodine in the mindsets of the
