Table 1.

Countries included in the study by WHO region

WHO region	Countries sampled	Total number of countries	Percentage of countries sampled
	Africa	22	46	48
Latin America and the Caribbean	13	35	37
Eastern Mediterranean	7	22	32
Central and Eastern Europe	14	25	56
Southeast Asia	6	10	60
Western Pacific	5	27	19
Total (%)	67	165	41

For a more detailed explanation of WHO regions, see WHO.⁵²