Table 1. Summary statistics for the country-specific distribution of children under 5 years and annual temperature.
| Region/country | N | Percentage (%) | Anemia prevalence (%) | Temperature (°C) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Min | Max | ||||
| Eastern Africa | 103,628 | 37.63 | 55.36 | 21.7 ± 2.6 | 12.6 | 32.6 |
| Burundi | 16,974 | 6.16 | 53.31 | 21.0 ± 1.4 | 17.7 | 26.1 |
| Ethiopia | 19,529 | 7.09 | 55.01 | 21.3 ±4.2 | 12.6 | 32.6 |
| Malawi | 10,992 | 3.99 | 65.59 | 22.2 ±1.7 | 16.9 | 26.6 |
| Mozambique | 4,355 | 1.58 | 66.25 | 23.6 ± 1.5 | 18.4 | 26.7 |
| Rwanda | 10,636 | 3.86 | 42.51 | 19.5 ± 1.7 | 15.6 | 25.7 |
| Tanzania | 14,766 | 5.36 | 56.39 | 23.4 ±2.4 | 15.4 | 27.1 |
| Uganda | 7,842 | 2.85 | 58.70 | 23.0 ± 1.8 | 15.1 | 27.1 |
| Zambia | 7,722 | 2.80 | 58.43 | 21.9 ± 1.3 | 19.0 | 26.1 |
| Zimbabwe | 10,812 | 3.93 | 51.06 | 21.3 ± 1.8 | 17.4 | 27.0 |
| Central Africa | 58,407 | 21.21 | 63.94 | 24.1 ±2.3 | 16.2 | 29.8 |
| Angola | 11,198 | 4.07 | 64.99 | 22.8 ± 1.9 | 18.6 | 25.9 |
| Cameroon | 23,502 | 8.53 | 62.24 | 24.7 ±2.6 | 18.7 | 29.8 |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 20,692 | 7.51 | 65.32 | 24.1 ±2.1 | 16.2 | 27.3 |
| Gabon | 3,015 | 1.09 | 63.81 | 25.0 ±0.7 | 22.6 | 26.1 |
| Western Africa | 103,586 | 37.62 | 73.42 | 27.7 ± 1.4 | 19.8 | 31.8 |
| Benin | 17,652 | 6.41 | 67.14 | 27.4 ±0.8 | 25.5 | 30.1 |
| Burkina Faso | 17,532 | 6.37 | 89.25 | 28.8 ±0.6 | 26.8 | 30.7 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 5,560 | 2.02 | 75.29 | 26.3 ±0.6 | 24.2 | 28.0 |
| Gambia | 3,256 | 1.18 | 53.38 | 27.7 ± 1.7 | 25.1 | 30.3 |
| Ghana | 7,549 | 2.74 | 74.84 | 27.0 ± 1.1 | 25.1 | 29.5 |
| Liberia | 2,149 | 0.78 | 71.20 | 25.9 ±0.4 | 24.6 | 26.6 |
| Nigeria | 10,168 | 3.69 | 68.79 | 27.0 ± 1.2 | 19.8 | 29.8 |
| Senegal | 36,840 | 13.38 | 71.68 | 28.0 ± 1.7 | 23.7 | 31.8 |
| Togo | 2,880 | 1.05 | 71.01 | 27.2 ±1.0 | 24.8 | 29.4 |
| Southern Africa | 9,756 | 3.54 | 49.36 | 17.0 ±4.6 | 12.8 | 25.9 |
| Eswatini | 3,546 | 1.29 | 43.99 | 19.1 ±2.1 | 15.4 | 25.8 |
| Lesotho | 3,876 | 1.41 | 51.24 | 16.3 ±2.8 | 12.8 | 25.7 |
| Namibia | 1,529 | 0.56 | 51.21 | 22.4 ±2.0 | 15.9 | 25.9 |
| South Africa | 805 | 0.29 | 60.50 | 19.4 ±2.0 | 13.8 | 24.1 |
| Total | 275,377 | 100.00 | 63.76 | 24.4 ±3.7 | 12.6 | 32.6 |
SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum.