Table 1.
DHS survey information and country-level indicators from 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
| Country | Survey year | Initial sample size | Final sample size | GDP per capita (Current US$) | Urbanization (%) | GINI coefficient | Globalization index | Fertility rate | Life expectancy (Years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin |
2011\12 |
16 599 |
14 060 |
837 |
42.67 |
0.48 |
42.6 |
5.25 |
59.8 |
| Burkina Faso |
2010 |
17 087 |
7212 |
575 |
25.66 |
0.35 |
43.62 |
5.87 |
57.01 |
| Burundi |
2010 |
9389 |
3929 |
231 |
10.64 |
0.33 |
33.07 |
6.26 |
54.84 |
| Cameroon |
2011 |
15 426 |
6813 |
1296 |
50.1 |
0.47 |
42.9 |
5.05 |
55.81 |
| Chad |
2014\15 |
17719 |
8873 |
777 |
22.47 |
0.43 |
39.57 |
6.05 |
52.55 |
| Comoros |
2012 |
5329 |
4479 |
789 |
28.02 |
0.45 |
30.84 |
4.63 |
62.58 |
| Congo |
2011\12 |
10 819 |
4822 |
2952 |
64.1 |
0.49 |
45.19 |
4.88 |
62.15 |
| D R Congo |
2013\14 |
18 827 |
7650 |
461 |
41.98 |
0.42 |
39.98 |
6.29 |
58.75 |
| Ethiopia |
2016 |
15 683 |
13 222 |
707 |
19.92 |
0.33 |
- |
4.32 |
65 |
| Gabon |
2012 |
8422 |
4213 |
9774 |
86.36 |
0.42 |
49.37 |
4.01 |
64.1 |
| Gambia |
2013 |
10 233 |
3886 |
486 |
58.37 |
0.47 |
49.72 |
5.6 |
60.46 |
| Ghana |
2014 |
9396 |
4238 |
1432 |
53.39 |
0.42 |
54.17 |
4.1 |
62.11 |
| Guinea |
2012 |
9142 |
4038 |
502 |
35.75 |
0.34 |
42.54 |
5.18 |
57.76 |
| Ivory Coast |
2011\12 |
10 060 |
4057 |
1263 |
52.04 |
0.42 |
48.42 |
5.16 |
51.49 |
| Kenya |
2014 |
31 079 |
12 962 |
1335 |
25.2 |
0.48 |
46.64 |
3.99 |
66.19 |
| Lesotho |
2014 |
6621 |
3157 |
1175 |
26.79 |
0.54 |
45.94 |
3.19 |
53.09 |
| Liberia |
2013 |
9239 |
3998 |
454 |
48.92 |
0.33 |
39.28 |
4.79 |
61.04 |
| Madagascar |
2008\09 |
17 375 |
7379 |
416 |
31.29 |
0.43 |
41.26 |
4.69 |
62.92 |
| Malawi |
2015\16 |
24 562 |
7179 |
301 |
16.45 |
0.46 |
- |
4.65 |
62.54 |
| Mali |
2012\13 |
10 424 |
4397 |
778 |
38.36 |
0.33 |
45.11 |
6.32 |
56.53 |
| Mozambique |
2011 |
13 745 |
11 617 |
527 |
31.18 |
0.46 |
44.7 |
5.52 |
55.19 |
| Namibia |
2013 |
10 018 |
3921 |
5488 |
44.68 |
0.61 |
52.63 |
3.56 |
61.85 |
| Niger |
2012 |
11 160 |
4104 |
392 |
17.98 |
0.34 |
45.33 |
7.42 |
58.17 |
| Nigeria |
2013 |
38 948 |
32 078 |
2997 |
46.9 |
0.43 |
52.49 |
5.71 |
52.11 |
| Rwanda |
2014\15 |
13 497 |
5995 |
710 |
28.81 |
0.5 |
45.56 |
3.97 |
66.62 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
2008\09 |
2615 |
2078 |
1100 |
61.18 |
0.31 |
31.36 |
4.84 |
65.64 |
| Senegal |
2010\11 |
15 688 |
5020 |
1080 |
42.49 |
0.4 |
52.38 |
5.04 |
64.71 |
| Sierra Leone |
2013 |
16 658 |
6971 |
711 |
39.27 |
0.34 |
44.79 |
4.79 |
50.39 |
| Eswatini |
2006\07 |
4987 |
4402 |
3047 |
21.78 |
0.51 |
42.83 |
3.76 |
47.68 |
| Tanzania |
2015\16 |
13 266 |
11 535 |
879 |
31.61 |
0.38 |
- |
5.08 |
64.9 |
| Togo |
2013\14 |
9480 |
4238 |
620 |
39.47 |
0.43 |
53.7 |
4.59 |
59.58 |
| Uganda |
2011 |
8674 |
2308 |
584 |
14.8 |
0.41 |
44.6 |
6.06 |
57.72 |
| Zambia |
2013\14 |
16 411 |
14 129 |
1738 |
40.47 |
0.56 |
52.47 |
5.1 |
60.72 |
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | 9955 | 8721 | 1019 | 32.38 | 0.43 | 44.04 | 3.84 | 60.67 |