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Table 3 Trends in the Use of Reproductive Health Services Over time in Sub-Saharan

From: Trends in utilisation and inequality in the use of reproductive health services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries

Health Facility Delivery

Skilled Delivery Assistance

4+ Antenatal Visits

Use of Modern Contraceptives

t-1%

t

%

Δ

%

t-1%

t

%

Δ

%

t-1%

t

%

Δ

%

t-1%

t

%

Δ

%

Benin (2001–2012)

77.3

87.1

9.8

74.5

80.9

6.4

62.1

59.4

−2.7

6.6

8.5

1.9

Burkina-Faso (98–2010)

38.1

73.8

35.7

33.2

25.4

−7.8

24.6

34.6

10.0

7.5

14.8

7.4

Cameroon (1998–2011)

60.0

66.0

6.0

64.1

68.6

4.6

57.0

63.0

6.0

9.4

16.0

6.6

Chad (2004–2015)

23.3

20.6

−2.7

28.1

19.8

−8.3

25.4

28.5

3.1

2.7

3.0

0.4

CIV (1998–2012)

60.8

57.4

−3.4

61.1

59.1

−2.0

44.7

43.4

−1.3

12.5

13.2

0.7

Ethiopia (2005–2016)

12.3

37.5

25.2

12.7

37.2

24.5

17.3

36.3

19.0

10.9

20.4

9.5

Gabon (2000–2012)

82.6

84.9

2.3

78.5

83.5

5.0

58.5

69.2

10.7

12.1

19.4

7.3

Ghana (2003–2014)

43.5

72.0

28.5

44.6

72.9

28.3

70.6

86.5

15.9

14.6

18.5

3.9

Guinea (1999–2012)

31.4

40.7

9.3

38.0

42.2

4.2

51.7

56.8

5.1

5.1

5.9

0.8

Kenya (2003–2014)

44.1

58.6

14.5

45.5

59.5

14.0

53.5

54.3

0.8

22.6

35.4

12.8

Lesotho (2004–2014)

55.2

76.5

21.3

58.2

78.0

19.8

71.5

74.8

3.3

26.8

48.2

21.4

Malawi (2004–2016)

57.4

93.1

35.8

57.1

91.6

34.5

57.7

51.0

−6.7

21.7

44.7

23.0

Mali (2001–2013)

37.0

58.7

21.7

40.0

42.8

2.8

29.6

42.8

13.2

5.7

10.1

4.4

Namibia (2000–2013)

75.9

87.3

11.4

77.2

88.2

11.0

74.5

80.2

5.8

40.9

49.9

9.0

Niger (1998–2012)

24.1

40.0

15.9

23.7

39.6

15.9

14.2

33.2

19.0

5.7

9.0

3.3

Nigeria (2003–2013)

37.1

38.3

1.2

41.1

40.1

−1.0

51.1

53.5

2.4

8.2

11.4

3.2

Rwanda (2005–2015)

30.7

91.2

60.5

31.0

91.2

60.2

13.3

44.1

30.8

5.5

27.4

21.9

Senegal (2005–2016)

61.2

71.7

10.5

51.0

52.8

1.8

39.5

48.4

8.9

7.0

14.8

7.8

Togo (1998–2014)

47.4

70.9

23.5

48.2

39.0

−9.2

47.2

55.5

8.3

7.9

16.8

8.9

Zambia (2002–2014)

43.2

72.4

29.2

43.0

68.4

25.4

72.8

54.9

−17.9

17.3

31.4

14.1

Zimbabwe (1999–2015)

75.6

82.3

6.7

73.5

83.3

9.8

75.0

76.4

1.4

33.9

48.1

14.2

West Africa

44.9

59.4

14.5

40.6

47.6

7

40.7

49.7

9

7.5

12.2

4.7

East & Cent, Africa

35.4

54.4

19

36.5

54.7

18.2

31.6

47.5

15.9

10.6

22.1

11.5

Southern Africa

59.1

84

24.9

59.1

82.7

23.6

67.1

60.4

−6.7

26.6

43

16.4

Sub-Saharan Africa

45.6

62.8

17.2

43.8

56.7

12.9

44.3

51.1

6.8

12.8

21.6

8.8

  1. Source: Author’s calculation based on DHS Data. Note that t-1 corresponds to the first date in the parentheses and t the second date