Table 1 Pooled Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 36 sub-Saharan countries, 2006–2018
Country | DHS year | Sample size (322,525) |
|---|---|---|
Southern Region of Africa | Â | 16,071 |
 Lesotho | 2014 | 3612 |
 Namibia | 2013 | 3120 |
 Swaziland | 2006/07 | 6289 |
 South Africa | 2016 | 3049 |
Central Region of Africa | Â | 55,588 |
 Angola | 2015/16 | 7956 |
 DR Congo | 2013/14 | 12,095 |
 Congo | 2011/12 | 6289 |
 Cameroon | 2011 | 9791 |
 Gabon | 2012 | 4474 |
 Sao Tome & Principe | 2008/09 | 1718 |
 Chad | 2014/15 | 13,262 |
Eastern region of Africa | Â | 119,530 |
 Burundi | 2010 | 9781 |
 Ethiopia | 2016 | 10,223 |
 Kenya | 2014 | 18,549 |
 Comoros | 2012 | 3261 |
 Madagascar | 2008/09 | 12,038 |
 Malawi | 2015/16 | 16,130 |
 Mozambique | 2011 | 9331 |
 Rwanda | 2014/15 | 6981 |
 Tanzania | 2015/16 | 8210 |
 Uganda | 2011 | 11,223 |
 Zambia | 2018 | 7648 |
 Zimbabwe | 2013/14 | 6151 |
Western Region of Africa | Â | 131,334 |
 Burkina-Faso | 2010 | 13,563 |
 Benin | 2017 | 11,168 |
 Cote d’Ivoire | 2011 | 6308 |
 Ghana | 2014 | 5321 |
 Gambia | 2013 | 6791 |
 Guinea | 2018 | 7727 |
 Liberia | 2013 | 5385 |
 Mali | 2018 | 8567 |
 Nigeria | 2018 | 29,089 |
 Niger | 2012 | 9880 |
 Sierra Leone | 2010/11 | 10,902 |
 Senegal | 2010/11 | 10,346 |
 Togo | 2013/14 | 6281 |