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Table 2 Distribution of HDSS sites registered as member as per 2011 and the population they cover in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Health and demographic surveillance systems: a step towards full civil registration and vital statistics system in sub-Sahara Africa?

Country

Number of HDSS in the country

Urban/Rural site

HDSS population

HDSS coverage of country population (%)

Burkina Faso

5

Rural, Semi-urban

432,000

2.8

Cote d'Ivoire

1

Rural

37,000

0.2

Ethiopia

1

Rural

60,000

0.1

Ghana

3

Rural

396,000

1.7

Gambia

2

Rural

56,000

3.3

Guinea-Bissau

1

Rural, Semi-urban

105,000

6.2

Kenya

4

Rural, Urban

592,000

1.6

Malawi

1

Rural

33,000

0.2

Mozambique

1

Rural/Peri-urban

86,000

0.4

Senegal

3

Rural

69,200

0.5

South Africa

3

Rural, Peri-urban

184,000

0.4

Tanzania

3

Rural

277,000

0.7

Uganda

2

Rural, Peri-urban

124,000

0.4

Total

30

 

2,451,200

0.7

  1. Source: INDEPTH Network web page: http://www.indepth-network.org