Table 1.
Pooled Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 35 sub-Saharan countries, 2006–2016
| Country | Year | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Central sub-Saharan | ||
| Sao Tome & Principe | 2008/09 | 1931 |
| Angola | 2015/16 | 14,322 |
| Congo | 2011/12 | 9329 |
| Gabon | 2012 | 6067 |
| Democratic Republic Congo | 2013/14 | 18,716 |
| Chad | 2014/15 | 18,623 |
| Cameroon | 2011 | 11,732 |
| Eastern sub-Saharan | ||
| Burundi | 2010 | 7742 |
| Madagascar | 2008/09 | 12,448 |
| Comoros | 2012 | 3149 |
| Ethiopia | 2016 | 10,641 |
| Kenya | 2014 | 20,964 |
| Malawi | 2015/16 | 17,286 |
| Mozambique | 2011 | 11,102 |
| Rwanda | 2014/15 | 7856 |
| Tanzania | 2015/16 | 10,233 |
| Uganda | 2011 | 7878 |
| Zambia | 2013/14 | 13,457 |
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 6132 |
| Southern sub-Saharan | ||
| Lesotho | 2014 | 3138 |
| Swaziland | 2006/07 | 2812 |
| Namibia | 2013 | 5046 |
| Western sub-Saharan | ||
| Nigeria | 2013 | 31,482 |
| Guinea | 2012 | 7039 |
| Niger | 2012 | 12,558 |
| Benin | 2012 | 13,407 |
| Ghana | 2014 | 5884 |
| Burkina-Faso | 2010 | 15,044 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 2011/12 | 7776 |
| Liberia | 2013 | 7606 |
| Mali | 2012/13 | 10,326 |
| Senegal | 2010/11 | 12,326 |
| Sierra Leone | 2013 | 11,938 |
| Togo | 2013/14 | 6979 |
| Gambia | 2013 | 8088 |