Table 1 Description of Demographic and Health Surveys data by countries and SAM prevalence among under-five children in LMIC, 2010–2018
Country | Year of Survey | Number of Under-5 Children | Weighted SAM prevalence (%) | Weighted Uneducated (%) | *Weighted SAM (%) Uneducated | Weighted SAM (%) Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Â | 532,680 | 4.7 | 31.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
Eastern Africa | Â | 67,418 | 1.5 | 29.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
Burundi | 2016 | 6052 | 0.9 | 47.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Comoro | 2012 | 2387 | 3.9 | 47.8 | *4.9 | *2.9 |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 8919 | 3.0 | 65.8 | *3.5 | *2.0 |
Kenya | 2014 | 18,656 | 1.0 | 11.9 | *2.3 | *0.8 |
Malawi | 2016 | 5178 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Mozambique | 2011 | 9313 | 2.1 | 37.6 | *2.6 | *1.9 |
Rwanda | 2015 | 3538 | 0.6 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Tanzania | 2016 | 8962 | 1.3 | 21.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Uganda | 2016 | 4413 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
Middle Africa | Â | 37,136 | 2.5 | 32.4 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
Angola | 2016 | 6407 | 1.0 | 28.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Cameroon | 2010 | 5033 | 1.9 | 26.2 | *4.3 | *1.0 |
Chad | 2015 | 9826 | 4.3 | 65.3 | *5.2 | *2.3 |
Congo | 2012 | 4475 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
DRC | 2014 | 8059 | 2.7 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Gabon | 2012 | 3336 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
Northern Africa | Â | 13,682 | 3.8 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
Egypt | 2014 | 13,682 | 3.8 | 17.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
Southern Africa | Â | 20,273 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Lesotho | 2016 | 1312 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Namibia | 2013 | 1558 | 2.2 | 6.8 | *7.9 | *1.7 |
South Africa | 2016 | 1082 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
Zambia | 2014 | 11,407 | 2.1 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 4914 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Western Africa | Â | 85,462 | 4.7 | 60.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
Benin | 2018 | 12,033 | 1.1 | 65.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Burkina Faso | 2010 | 6532 | 5.8 | 83.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
Cote d’Ivoire | 2012 | 3200 | 1.8 | 64.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Gambia | 2013 | 3098 | 4.7 | 59.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
Ghana | 2014 | 2720 | 0.7 | 28.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Guinea | 2012 | 3085 | 3.7 | 78.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
Liberia | 2013 | 3171 | 2.2 | 42.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 4.5 |
Mali | 2013 | 4306 | 5.1 | 82.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
Niger | 2012 | 4771 | 6.2 | 86.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Nigeria | 2013 | 24,505 | 8.8 | 46.4 | *11.9 | *6.2 |
Senegal | 2017 | 10,787 | 1.5 | 61.6 | *1.9 | *1.0 |
Sierra Leone | 2013 | 4069 | 3.8 | 69.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
Togo | 2014 | 3185 | 1.6 | 40.6 | *2.2 | *1.1 |
Central Asia | Â | 9883 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 2012 | 4016 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Tajikistan | 2017 | 5867 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
South-Eastern Asia | 4324 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | |
Cambodia | 2014 | 4324 | 2.4 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
Southern Asia | Â | 240,849 | 7.1 | 29.4 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
Bangladesh | 2014 | 6965 | 3.1 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
India | 2016 | 225,002 | 7.4 | 29.7 | *8.1 | *7.1 |
Maldives | 2016 | 2362 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Nepal | 2016 | 2369 | 1.9 | 34.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Pakistan | 2018 | 4151 | 2.3 | 48.6 | *2.6 | *2.1 |
Western Asia | Â | 1561 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Armenia | 2016 | 1561 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Central America | Â | 21,717 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Guatemala | 2012 | 11,744 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Honduras | 2016 | 9973 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
South America | Â | 9213 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Peru | 2012 | 9213 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
South Europe | Â | 2462 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Albania | 2018 | 2462 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
Caribbean | Â | 18,700 | 3.9 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 3.3 |
Dominica | 2013 | 3187 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Haiti | 2016 | 5598 | 0.9 | 20.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
Myanmar | 2016 | 4197 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Timor-Leste | 2016 | 5718 | 9.9 | 24.4 | *13.4 | *8.8 |