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[[Salt iodization]] is a major strategy for addressing iodine deficiency, which is a major cause of mental health problems. In 1990, less than 20 percent of households in developing countries were consuming iodized salt.<ref name="FlourFortification">Flour Fortification Initiative, GAIN, Micronutrient Initiative, USAID, The [[World Bank]], UNICEF, ''Investing in the future: a united call to action on vitamin and mineral deficiencies'', p. 19.</ref> By 1994, international partnerships had formed in a global campaign for Universal Salt Iodization. By 2008, it was estimated that 72 percent of households in developing countries were consuming iodized salt,<ref>UNICEF, ''The State of the World's Children 2010'', Statistical Tables, p. 15.</ref> and the number of countries in which iodine deficiency disorders were a public health concern reduced by more than half from 110 to 47 countries.<ref name="FlourFortification" />