Table 1 Description of Included Surveys and Overall Overweight Prevalence in 34 SSA Countries
Country and Survey Year | Total DHS sample /complete BMI cases | Missing BMI data (% of total BMI sample) | Exclusions (Numbers) | Overweight Prevalence and 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low Income Countries | ||||
1. Benin 2011–2012 | 16,599/12,811 | 372 (2.8) | Adolescents (1869), Pregnant women (1547) | 28.9 (27.9–30.0) |
2. Chad 2014–2015 | 17,719/8367 | 4655 (35.7) | Adolescent (2411), Pregnant women (2286) | 12.6 (11.6–13.6) |
3. Comoros 2012 | 5329/4102 | 122 (2.9) | Adolescents (779), Pregnant women (326) | 41.0 (38.7–43.3) |
4. Congo DRC 2013–2014 | 18,827/7031 | 7168 (50.5) | Adolescents (2376), Pregnant women (2252) | 17.3 (15.3–19.3) |
5. Gambia 2013 | 10,233/3603 | 4457 (55.3) | Adolescents (1374), Pregnant women (799) | 24.9 (23.2–26.6) |
6. Liberia 2013 | 9239/3654 | 3648 (50.0) | Adolescents (1192), Pregnant women (745) | 29.7 (27.0–32.5) |
7. Malawi 2015–2016 | 24,562/6443 | 13,264 (67.3) | Adolescents (3170), Pregnant women (1685) | 23.1 (21.7–24.4) |
8. Rwanda 2014–2015 | 13,497/5361 | 5450 (50.4) | Adolescents (1743), Pregnant women (943) | 22.5 (21.2–23.8) |
9. Sierra Leone 2013 | 16,658/6269 | 6653 (51.5) | Adolescents (2416), Pregnant women (1.320) | 20.3 (18.5–22.0) |
10. Tanzania 2015–2016 | 13,266/10,369 | 86 (0.8) | Adolescents (1749), Pregnant women (1062) | 31.4 (29.9–33.0) |
11. Togo 2013–2014 | 9480/3875 | 3796 (49.5) | Adolescents (1019), Pregnant women (790) | 33.3 (31.5–35.2) |
12. Zimbabwe 2015 | 9955/7758 | 251 (3.1) | Adolescent (1348), Pregnant women (569) | 38.9 (37.3–40.4) |
Lower-middle Income Countries | ||||
13. Cameroon 2011 | 15,426/6091 | 5804 (48.8) | Adolescents (2142), Pregnant women (1389) | 35.1 (33.5–36.6) |
14. Congo 2011–2012 | 10,819/4414 | 4072 (48.0) | Adolescents (1326), Pregnant women (1007) | 29.3 (26.9–31.7) |
15. Ghana 2014 | 9396/3845 | 3785 (49.6) | Adolescents (1101), Pregnant women (665) | 44.3 (42.0–46.6) |
16. Kenya 2014 | 31,079/11,762 | 13,581 (53.6) | Adolescents (3769), Pregnant women (1967) | 35.8 (34.4–37.2) |
17. Lesotho 2014 | 6621/2764 | 2656 (49.0) | Adolescents (949), Pregnant women (252) | 49.3 (47.0–51.7) |
18. Nigeria 2013 | 38,948/29,304 | 442 (1.49) | Adolescents (4946), Pregnant women (4256) | 27.6 (26.6–28.6) |
19. Swaziland 2006–2007 | 4987/3855 | 110 (2.8) | Adolescents (782), Pregnant women (240) | 56.6 (54.8–58.5) |
20. Zambia 2013–2014 | 16,411/12,809 | 137 (1.1) | Adolescent (2168), Pregnant women (1297) | 25.1 (24.0–26.1) |
Upper-middle Income Countries | ||||
21. Gabon 2012 | 8422/4265 | 2251 (34.5) | Adolescents (1121), Pregnant women (785) | 48.7 (46.2–51.3) |
22. Namibia 2013 | 10,018/4407 | 3994 (47.5) | Adolescents (1072), Pregnant women (545) | 35.2 (33.4–37.0) |