3. Turkmenistan
Daily salt consumption: 5,500 mg of sodium/13.7 grams of table salt per capita
Turkmenistan has the same problem of low iodine content like their neighbors in Tajikistan (and all other countries in Central Asia). With a help from UNICEF, Turkmenistan has managed to eliminate iodine deficiency in children by 2004, but it takes a lot more time to change the dietary habits of the people.