Table 1 Pooled Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 36 sub-Saharan countries, 2006–2018
Country | DHS year | Sample size (286,255) |
|---|---|---|
Southern Region of Africa | 9957 | |
Lesotho | 2014 | 2575 |
Namibia | 2013 | 3875 |
Swaziland | 2006/07 | 514 |
South Africa | 2016 | 3035 |
Central Region of Africa | 88,207 | |
Angola | 2015/16 | 14,379 |
DR Congo | 2013/14 | 18,827 |
Congo | 2011/12 | 10,819 |
Cameroon | 2011 | 15,426 |
Gabon | 2012 | 8421 |
Sao Tome & Principe | 2008/09 | 2615 |
Chad | 2014/15 | 17,719 |
Eastern Region of Arica | 90,524 | |
Burundi | 2010 | 8894 |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 7590 |
Kenya | 2014 | 6864 |
Comoros | 2012 | 2064 |
Madagascar | 2008/09 | 5395 |
Malawi | 2015/16 | 13,469 |
Mozambique | 2011 | 13,745 |
Rwanda | 2014/15 | 2962 |
Tanzania | 2015/16 | 7077 |
Uganda | 2011 | 10,152 |
Zambia | 2018 | 7324 |
Zimbabwe | 2013/14 | 4983 |
Western Region of Africa | 97,567 | |
Burkina-Faso | 2010 | 10,107 |
Benin | 2017 | 9030 |
Cote d’Ivoire | 2011 | 5223 |
Ghana | 2014 | 4141 |
Gambia | 2013 | 2060 |
Guinea | 2018 | 5464 |
Liberia | 2013 | 4769 |
Mali | 2018 | 6604 |
Nigeria | 2018 | 21,801 |
Niger | 2012 | 8002 |
Sierra Leone | 2010/11 | 8647 |
Senegal | 2010/11 | 6864 |
Togo | 2013/14 | 4850 |