Table 1 Pooled Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 36 sub-Saharan countries, 2006–2018
Country | DHS year | Sample size (260,572) |
|---|---|---|
Southern Region of Africa | Â | 14,294 |
 Lesotho | 2014 | 8409 |
 Namibia | 2013 | 11,002 |
 Swaziland | 2006/07 | 5851 |
 South Africa | 2016 | 2935 |
Central Region of Africa | Â | 48,651 |
 Angola | 2015/16 | 8909 |
 DR Congo | 2013/14 | 11,002 |
 Congo | 2011/12 | 5851 |
 Cameroon | 2011 | 7564 |
 Gabon | 2012 | 3635 |
 Sao Tome & Principe | 2008/09 | 1282 |
 Chad | 2014/15 | 10,906 |
Eastern Region of Arica | Â | 99,924 |
 Burundi | 2010 | 8934 |
 Ethiopia | 2016 | 7574 |
 Kenya | 2014 | 14,396 |
 Comoros | 2012 | 1758 |
 Madagascar | 2008/09 | 8571 |
 Malawi | 2015/16 | 13,463 |
 Mozambique | 2011 | 7787 |
 Rwanda | 2014/15 | 6060 |
 Tanzania | 2015/16 | 7043 |
 Uganda | 2011 | 10,096 |
 Zambia | 2018 | 7262 |
 Zimbabwe | 2013/14 | 4973 |
Western Region of Africa | Â | 260,572 |
 Burkina-Faso | 2010 | 10,478 |
 Benin | 2017 | 8798 |
 Cote d’Ivoire | 2011 | 5199 |
 Ghana | 2014 | 4120 |
 Gambia | 2013 | 5298 |
 Guinea | 2018 | 5339 |
 Liberia | 2013 | 4606 |
 Mali | 2018 | 6463 |
 Nigeria | 2018 | 21,552 |
 Niger | 2012 | 7962 |
 Sierra Leone | 2010/11 | 7532 |
 Senegal | 2010/11 | 7503 |
 Togo | 2013/14 | 4839 |