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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase vitamin D consumption by people aged 2 years and over — NWS‑15 Data

Most Recent Data:
17.7 micrograms (µg) (2017-20) *

Target:
18.8 µg  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
15.7 micrograms (µg) of vitamin D from food and dietary supplements was the mean total daily intake by persons aged 2 years and over in 2013-16  *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Mean total daily vitamin D intake, 2013-16 to 2017-20 * ◊
(micrograms (µg))
Increase desired

Population 2013-16 2017-20
Total
15.7
CI 14.6 / 16.8
SE 0.543
17.7
CI 16.4 / 19.0
SE 0.634