Table 1.
Survey characteristics of the Global School-based Student Health Surveys according to country, 2009-2015
| Survey year | Response rate (%) | Sample size | Boys (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Africa Region: | ||||
| Algeria |
2011 |
99.01 |
3527 |
45.51 |
| Benin |
2009 |
99.58 |
1179 |
63.60 |
| Mauritania |
2010 |
95.68 |
1320 |
45.8 |
| Mauritius |
2011 |
98.03 |
2081 |
45.68 |
| Mozambique |
2015 |
97.42 |
697 |
50.24 |
| Namibia |
2013 |
97.98 |
1981 |
41.51 |
| Seychelles |
2015 |
94.47 |
2063 |
44.84 |
| United Republic of Tanzania |
2014 |
96.97 |
2643 |
44.68 |
|
Region of the Americas: | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda |
2009 |
94.05 |
1243 |
46.39 |
| Argentina |
2012 |
96.29 |
21 762 |
46.38 |
| Barbados |
2011 |
97.88 |
1507 |
45.11 |
| Belize |
2009 |
97.10 |
1621 |
46.64 |
| Bolivia |
2012 |
98.11 |
2956 |
49.76 |
| Chile |
2013 |
96.23 |
1354 |
48.43 |
| Bahamas |
2013 |
94.74 |
1312 |
44.99 |
| Costa Rica |
2009 |
99.25 |
2277 |
47.58 |
| Curaçao |
2015 |
92.51 |
1508 |
45.67 |
| El Salvador |
2013 |
98.42 |
1644 |
52.72 |
| Guatemala |
2015 |
93.02 |
3666 |
47.33 |
| Guyana |
2010 |
98.19 |
1985 |
43.61 |
| Honduras |
2012 |
97.60 |
1502 |
47.30 |
| Peru |
2010 |
99.83 |
2374 |
48.51 |
| Suriname |
2009 |
96.89 |
1062 |
46.17 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2011 |
95.76 |
2383 |
54.39 |
| Uruguay |
2012 |
98.28 |
2905 |
46.56 |
|
Eastern Mediterranean Region: | ||||
| Afghanistan |
2014 |
96.14 |
1530 |
37.31 |
| Egypt |
2011 |
98.56 |
2424 |
45.65 |
| Iraq |
2012 |
95.81 |
1553 |
54.79 |
| Kuwait |
2015 |
91.77 |
2066 |
46.78 |
| Lebanon |
2011 |
95.79 |
1995 |
46.93 |
| Morocco |
2010 |
98.98 |
2451 |
50.15 |
| Oman |
2015 |
99.29 |
1681 |
43.54 |
| Pakistan |
2009 |
99.10 |
5005 |
74.80 |
| Qatar |
2011 |
90.18 |
1802 |
44.41 |
| Sudan |
2012 |
96.41 |
1476 |
35.87 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
2010 |
99.29 |
2941 |
40.04 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2010 |
96.20 |
2313 |
38.28 |
|
Southeast Asia Region: | ||||
| Bangladesh |
2014 |
96.49 |
2760 |
38.48 |
| Indonesia |
2015 |
98.02 |
8824 |
46.37 |
| Thailand |
2015 |
97.78 |
4149 |
46.56 |
| Timor-Leste |
2015 |
98.48 |
1705 |
41.67 |
|
Western Pacific Region: | ||||
| Brunei Darussalam |
2014 |
98.41 |
1827 |
46.05 |
| Cambodia |
2013 |
98.90 |
1820 |
43.76 |
| Kiribati |
2011 |
99.12 |
1358 |
41.29 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
2015 |
99.82 |
1664 |
41.98 |
| Malaysia |
2012 |
99.61 |
16 287 |
51.15 |
| Mongolia |
2013 |
99.54 |
3720 |
47.62 |
| Philippines |
2015 |
98.95 |
6167 |
43.37 |
| Samoa |
2011 |
88.39 |
2213 |
39.52 |
| Solomon Islands |
2011 |
97.65 |
979 |
50.11 |
| Tonga |
2010 |
99.13 |
1958 |
44.58 |
| Vanuatu |
2011 |
99.31 |
865 |
40.81 |
| Vietnam |
2013 |
99.60 |
1749 |
46.79 |
| Wallis and Futuna |
2015 |
92.83 |
725 |
48.28 |
| Total | 98.56 | 154 559 | 45.90 | |