Western and Central Africa
The data
Improving iodine status
Here you can find the iodine status of countries in the Western and Central Africa region. For more data on iodine status, see our Global Scorecard.
Countries
Senegal
MUIC* (µg/L):
104 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Adama Nguirane
Adama Diouf
Ghana
MUIC* (µg/L):
130 (2011) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Emmanuel Tetteh Quaye
Benin
MUIC* (µg/L):
130 (2011) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Excessive
National co-ordinator:
Dr Mizehoun
Togo
MUIC* (µg/L):
171 (2005) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Emmanuel Tetteh Quaye
Burkina Faso
MUIC* (µg/L):
99 (2014) National, SAC
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Jean Kaboré
Mali
MUIC* (µg/L):
69 (2005) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Insufficient
National co-ordinator:
Tata Klego Diarra
Chad
MUIC* (µg/L):
213 (2003) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinators:
Jonathan Ndokain
Sansan Dimanche
Liberia
MUIC* (µg/L):
244 (2011) National, SAC
Adequate
Mauritania
MUIC* (µg/L):
179 (2012) National, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Isselmou Mohamed
Cape Verde
MUIC* (µg/L):
115 (2010) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
Nigeria
MUIC* (µg/L):
130 (2004-05) National, SAC (9-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Afolabi Wasiu Akinloye
Sierra Leone
MUIC* (µg/L):
203 (2013) National, WRA
Adequate
Gambia
MUIC* (µg/L):
157 (2018) National, NPW (15-49 years)
Adequate
Ivory Coast
MUIC* (µg/L):
203 (2004) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Houda Boukari-Camara
Guinea
MUIC* (µg/L):
139 (2003) National, SAC, Adolescents (6-16)
Adequate
Guinea-Bissau
MUIC* (µg/L):
110 (2017 P) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
Democratic Republic of Congo
MUIC* (µg/L):
249 (2007) National, SAC (6-12 years)
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Augustin Kamanda
Cameroon
MUIC* (µg/L):
>300 (2014, 2017, 2018) National, SAC
Excessive
National co-ordinator:
Alex Marco Ndjebayi Ongia
Gabon
MUIC* (µg/L):
196 (2007) Sub-national, SAC
Adequate
Niger
MUIC* (µg/L):
101 (2015) Sub-national, SAC
Adequate
National co-ordinator:
Boubacar Issa
São Tomé and Príncipe
National co-ordinator:
Herodes Rompão
Central African Republic
MUIC* (µg/L):
21 (1993) Sub-national, All
Insufficient
Equatorial Guinea
MUIC* (µg/L):
564 (2007) Sub-national, SAC
Excessive