Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS) WHO Global Database on Iodine Deficiency The database on iodine deficiency includes data by country on goitre prevalence and/or urinary iodine concentration Last Updated: 2006-12-28

SOUTH AFRICA Urinary iodine (µg/L)

Goitre prevalence (%) Level

Date

Region and sample descriptor

Sex

Age (years)

Sample size

L

2005P

Cape Town: SAC

B

NS

591

S

2005P

North-West province: Urban sites: Adults

B

North-West province: Rural sites: Adults

B

15.00 - 34.99 15.00 - 34.99

National: SAC: Total

B

SAC by province: Eastern Cape

B

SAC by province: Free State

B

SAC by province: Gauteng

B

SAC by province: Kwa Zulu Natal

B

SAC by province: Mpumalanga

B

SAC by province: North West

B

SAC by province: Northern Cape

B

SAC by province: Northern Province

B

SAC by province: Western Cape

B

SAC by sex and province: Eastern Cape

F

SAC by sex and province: Free State

F

SAC by sex and province: Gauteng

F

SAC by sex and province: Kwa Zulu Natal

F

SAC by sex and province: Mpumalanga

F

SAC by sex and province: North West

F

SAC by sex and province: Northern Cape

F

SAC by sex and province: Northern Province

F

7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99 7.00 - 11.99

N

1998

SAC by sex and province: Western Cape

F

SAC by sex and province: Eastern Cape

M

SAC by sex and province: Free State

M

SAC by sex and province: Gauteng

M

SAC by sex and province: Kwa Zulu Natal

M

SAC by sex and province: Mpumalanga

M

SAC by sex and province: North West

M

SAC by sex and province: Northern Cape

M

SAC by sex and province: Northern Province

M

SAC by sex andprovince: Western Cape

M

National: SAC: Total

B

SAC by sex

F

SAC by sex

M

SAC by province: Eastern Cape

B

SAC by province: Free State

B

Grade 1

Grade 2

Distribution (%)

TGP

300 17.0