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Table 1 Distribution of sample characteristics by countries, regions and prevalence of under-five deaths by household wealth inequality in LMIC, 2010–2018

From: Factors contributing to household wealth inequality in under-five deaths in low- and middle-income countries: decomposition analysis

Country

Sample

Year

Number of Communities

Poverty rate

U5Ds per 1000 livebirths

Overall

Poor U5D

Non-poor U5D

Overall

856,987

 

66495

45.1

51

*60

44

Eastern Africa

109,945

 

6298

45.2

52

*55

50

  Burundi

13,192

2011

554

44.0

59

*72

48

  Comoros

3,149

2012

252

45.9

42

46

39

  Ethiopia

10,641

2016

643

46.8

55

53

57

  Kenya

20,964

2014

1593

44.2

44

44

44

  Malawi

17,286

2016

850

47.2

49

*52

45

  Mozambique

11,102

2011

610

45.0

74

79

71

  Rwanda

7,856

2014

492

45.9

39

*46

32

  Tanzania

10,233

2015

608

45.4

53

50

55

  Uganda

15,522

2016

696

43.5

51

54

49

Middle Africa

76,790

 

2932

44.3

70

*77

65

  Angola

14,322

2016

625

45.9

51

*65

40

  Cameroon

9,733

2018

429

45.2

62

*71

53

  Chad

18,623

2015

624

42.3

98

*104

93

  Congo

9,329

2012

384

46.4

51

53

50

  Congo DR

18,716

2014

536

44.1

75

*79

71

  Gabon

6,067

2012

334

43.9

53

55

52

Northern Africa

15,848

 

876

37.6

24

*29

21

  Egypt

15,848

2014

876

37.6

24

*29

21

Southern Africa

27,823

 

2549

44.7

51

53

49

  Lesotho

3,138

2014

397

41.4

69

64

73

  Namibia

5,046

2013

537

43.7

45

49

41

  South Africa

3,548

2016

671

46.2

36

*52

22

  Zambia

9,959

2018

545

47.1

49

45

52

  Zimbabwe

6,132

2015

399

42.5

57

62

52

Western Africa

147,996

 

6099

43.7

81

*94

70

  Benin

13,589

2018

555

42.0

70

*81

62

  Burkina Faso

15,044

2010

573

42.6

89

*108

76

  Cote d’Ivoire

7,776

2013

351

47.2

84

88

80

  Gambia

8,088

2013

281

42.2

41

38

43

  Ghana

5,884

2014

427

43.2

46

51

43

  Guinea

7,951

2018

401

45.9

87

*108

68

  Liberia

7,606

2013

322

46.6

70

70

70

  Mali

9,940

2018

345

42.5

72

*91

58

  Niger

12,558

2012

476

40.2

81

85

78

  Nigeria

33,924

2018

1389

44.9

97

*125

74

  Senegal

6,719

2018

214

45.4

40

44

37

  Sierra Leone

11,938

2013

435

44.9

113

109

118

  Togo

6,979

2013

330

41.7

63

*75

54

Central Asia

10,558

 

682

39.2

28

*36

23

  Kyrgyz Rep

4,363

2012

316

39.0

26

30

24

  Tajikistan

6,195

2017

366

39.3

29

*40

22

  South-Eastern Asia

17,716

 

1851

47.8

26

*33

19

  Cambodia

7,165

2014

609

44.4

29

*41

19

  Philippines

10,551

2017

1242

50.3

24

*29

19

Southern Asia

338,925

 

33064

45.8

44

*56

34

  Afghanistan

32,712

2015

956

39.7

47

*52

44

  Bangladesh

7,886

2014

600

41.9

41

*50

34

  India

259,627

2016

28332

47.3

44

*57

32

  Indonesia

17,848

2017

1967

40.8

27

*32

24

  Maldives

3,106

2016

265

41.9

18

*15

20

  Nepal

5,038

2016

383

42.6

34

40

30

  Pakistan

12,708

2018

561

42.7

66

*82

54

  Western Asia

28,475

 

2050

46.2

33

*37

29

  Armenia

1,724

2016

306

39.6

05

*10

02

  Jordan

10,658

2017

964

50.7

17

18

17

  Yemen

16,093

2013

780

44.2

45

*52

39

  Central America

23,328

 

1996

47.3

28

*35

22

  Guatemala

12,440

2014

856

49.2

31

*41

21

  Honduras

10,888

2011

1140

45.0

25

26

23

South America

21,379

 

4788

49.5

16

*21

12

  Colombia

11,759

2015

3386

51.3

15

*21

09

  Peru

9,620

2012

1402

47.3

17

20

15

Southern Europe

6,410

 

688

44.2

10

*14

06

  Albania

2,762

2018

652

44.1

04

*07

02

  Turkey

3,648

2013

36

44.2

14

*20

09

  Caribbean

22,280

 

1863

45.6

47

*54

40

  Dominican Rep

3,714

2013

518

47.0

29

30

28

  Haiti

6,530

2016

450

45.8

69

*76

63

  Myanmar

4,815

2015

440

52.3

44

*56

31

  Timor Leste

7,221

2016

455

40.8

37

*45

32

Oceania

9,514

 

759

42.0

40

*49

33

  Papua NG

9,514

2016

759

42.0

40

*49

33

Total

856,987

 

66495

45.1

51

*60

44

  1. *significant at 5% test of equality of proportion