Table 1.
Survey characteristics of the Global School-based Student Health Surveys of adolescents aged 12 years to 15 years by country, 2003-2017.
| Country | Survey year | Total survey sample, N | Response rate, n (%) | |
| Africa | ||||
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Benin | 2016 | 712 | 625 (87.8) |
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Botswana | 2005 | 1391 | 1016 (73.0) |
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Eswatini | |||
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2003 | 6664 | 4558 (68.4) |
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2013 | 1314 | 1089 (82.9) |
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Ghana | |||
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2007 | 4235 | 2520 (59.5) |
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2012 | 1330 | 861 (64.7) |
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Liberia | 2017 | 529 | 298 (56.3) |
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Malawi | 2009 | 2185 | 1649 (75.5) |
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Mauritania | 2010 | 1272 | 865 (68.0) |
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Mauritius | |||
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2011 | 2071 | 2032 (98.1) |
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2017 | 1946 | 1515 (77.9) |
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Mozambique | 2015 | 652 | 445 (68.3) |
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Namibia | |||
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2004 | 4492 | 2226 (49.6) |
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2013 | 1918 | 1385 (72.2) |
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Senegal | 2005 | 2633 | 2096 (79.6) |
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Seychelles | |||
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2007 | 1146 | 861 (75.1) |
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2015 | 2060 | 1535 (74.5) |
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Sierra Leone | 2017 | 1835 | 1101 (60) |
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Tanzania | 2014 | 2590 | 1979 (76.4) |
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Uganda | 2003 | 1868 | 1238 (66.3) |
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Zambia | 2004 | 1315 | 382 (29) |
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Zimbabwe | 2003 | 3877 | 2569 (66.3) |
| Americas | ||||
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Anguilla | |||
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2009 | 696 | 546 (78.4) |
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2016 | 571 | 448 (78.4) |
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Antigua and Barbuda | 2009 | 1198 | 1028 (85.8) |
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Argentina | |||
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2007 | 1523 | 1292 (84.8) |
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2012 | 21,620 | 18,031 (83.4) |
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Bahamas | 2013 | 1304 | 1034 (79.3) |
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Barbados | 2011 | 1502 | 1240 (82.6) |
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Belize | 2011 | 1597 | 1345 (84.2) |
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Bolivia | 2012 | 2761 | 2318 (83.9) |
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British Virgin Islands | 2009 | 1191 | 1008 (84.6) |
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Cayman | 2007 | 1265 | 915 (72.3) |
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Chile | 2013 | 1342 | 1182 (88.1) |
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Colombia | 2007 | 7963 | 7187 (90.3) |
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Costa Rica | 2009 | 2259 | 2023 (89.6) |
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Curaçao | 2015 | 1491 | 1261 (84.6) |
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Dominica | 2009 | 1308 | 1047 (80) |
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Ecuador | 2007 | 4508 | 3711 (82.3) |
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El Salvador | 2013 | 1600 | 1438 (89.9) |
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Grenada | 2008 | 1296 | 1018 (78.5) |
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Guatemala | |||
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2009 | 4461 | 4002 (89.7) |
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2015 | 3591 | 2880 (80.2) |
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Guyana | |||
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2004 | 1060 | 855 (80.7) |
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2010 | 1958 | 1519 (77.6) |
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Honduras | 2012 | 1474 | 1253 (85) |
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Jamaica | 2017 | 1057 | 885 (83.7) |
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Paraguay | 2017 | 1972 | 1720 (87.2) |
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Peru | 2010 | 2350 | 2260 (96.2) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2011 | 1463 | 1206 (82.4) |
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Saint Lucia | 2007 | 1070 | 926 (86.5) |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2007 | 1184 | 956 (80.7) |
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Suriname | |||
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2009 | 1043 | 934 (89.5) |
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2016 | 1448 | 1300 (89.8) |
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Trinidad and Tobago | |||
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2011 | 2352 | 1961 (83.4) |
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2017 | 2749 | 2205 (80.2) |
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Uruguay | |||
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2006 | 2876 | 2542 (88.4) |
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2012 | 2855 | 2587 (90.6) |
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Venezuela | 2003 | 3901 | 3052 (78.2) |
| Eastern Mediterranean | ||||
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Djibouti | 2007 | 961 | 655 (68.2) |
| Europe | ||||
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Macedonia | 2007 | 1538 | 1364 (88.7) |
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Tajikistan | 2006 | 7457 | 5789 (77.6) |
| Southeast Asia | ||||
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Bhutan | 2016 | 3268 | 2873 (87.9) |
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Indonesia | |||
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2007 | 3013 | 2784 (92.4) |
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2015 | 11,063 | 6992 (63.2) |
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Nepal | 2015 | 4565 | 3392 (74.3) |
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Thailand | |||
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2008 | 2671 | 2309 (86.4) |
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2015 | 4120 | 3399 (82.5) |
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Timor-Leste | 2015 | 2053 | 961 (46.8) |
| Western Pacific | ||||
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Brunei Darussalam | 2014 | 1822 | 1611 (88.4) |
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Cambodia | 2013 | 1809 | 1471 (81.3) |
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Fiji | |||
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2010 | 1491 | 1229 (82.4) |
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2016 | 1512 | 1184 (78.3) |
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French Polynesia | 2015 | 1898 | 1678 (88.4) |
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Kiribati | 2011 | 1337 | 1155 (86.4) |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2015 | 1636 | 1453 (88.8) |
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Malaysia | 2011 | 16,248 | 13,880 (85.4) |
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Mongolia | 2013 | 3695 | 3303 (89.4) |
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Nauru | 2011 | 361 | 218 (60.4) |
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Samoa | |||
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2011 | 2153 | 676 (31.4) |
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2017 | 1054 | 707 (67.1) |
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Vanuatu | |||
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2011 | 844 | 782 (92.7) |
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2016 | 1278 | 900 (70.4) |
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Tuvalu | 2013 | 675 | 455 (67.4) |
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Viet Nam | 2013 | 1743 | 1605 (92.1) |
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Wallis and Futuna | 2015 | 713 | 601 (84.3) |
| All countries combined | ||||
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More than 1 survey | —a | 107,528 | 80,646 (75) |
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Most recent survey | — | 182,051 | 145,277 (79.8) |
aNot applicable.