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Table 1 Countries and Demographic and Health Surveys included in the analysis for 29 sub-Saharan African countries

From: Health facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the 2030 development agenda

Country

Earliest Survey

Latest Survey

Observation timea

Western Africa (n = 12)

 Benin

1996

2011–2012

16

 Burkina Faso

1993

2010

17

 Cote d’Ivoire

1994

2011–12

18

 Ghana

1993

2014

21

 Guinea

1999

2012

13

 Liberia

2007

2013

6

 Mali

1995–96

2012–13

17

 Niger

1998

2012

14

 Nigeria

1990

2013

23

 Senegal

1997

2014

17

 Sierra Leone

2008

2013

5

  Togo

1998

2013–14

16

Middle Africa (n = 4)

 Cameroon

1991

2011

20

 Congo (Brazzaville)

2005

2011–12

7

 Congo Democratic Republic

2007

2013–14

7

  Gabon

2000

2012

12

Eastern Africa (n = 11)

  Comoros

1996

2012

16

 Ethiopia

2000

2011

11

 Kenya

1993

2014

21

 Madagascar

1997

2008–09

12

 Malawi

1992

2010

18

 Mozambique

1997

2011

14

  Rwanda

1992

2010

18

 Tanzania

1996

2010

14

 Uganda

1995

2011

16

 Zambia

1996

2013–14

18

  Zimbabwe

1994

2010–2011

17

Southern Africa (n = 2)

  Lesotho

2004

2014

10

  Namibia

1992

2013

21

Summary statistics

Minimum observation time (years)

5

 

Maximum observation time (years)

23

Mean observation time (years)

15

Standard deviation

4.7

Lower and upper quartiles (years)

[6, 20]

  1. Notes: aObservation time calculated based on the upper bound of the year. For example, the 2010–2011 year uses 2011 as the end point. Latest surveys defined as those from 2010 with the exception of Madagascar (2008–09)
  2. Source: [22]