Table 2.

Percentage of children under five years, by geographical location and gender

Country	Ghana			Zambia			Kenya
Year	2003	2008	2014	2001	2007	2013	2003	2008	2014
n	3873	3128	3255	6581	6450	14,067	6332	6301	21,262
Rural	66.5%	61.1%	53.9%	68.7%	71.6%	66.1%	82.4%	83.1%	66.9%
Urban	33.5%	38.9%	46.1%	31.3%	28.4%	33.9%	17.6%	16.9%	33.1%
Male	50.3%	51.0%	52.3%	49.7%	49.5%	50.5%	50.0%	51.1%	50.7%
Female	49.7%	49.0%	47.6%	50.3%	50.5%	49.5%	50.0%	48.9%	49.3%

Source: DHS (2001, 2003, 2007,2008, 2013 and 2014). Authors’ calculations