From: Injection practices in 2011–2015: a review using data from the demographic and health surveys (DHS)
Frequency | Safety | ||||
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Region | Country | Health care injections per person per year | Sample size | Use of an unopened syringe or needle | Sample size |
African | Benin | 0.60 | 21,739 | 94.7% | 3,419 |
African | Cameroon | 1.80 | 14,648 | 97.6% | 5,883 |
African | Congo | 1.80 | 15,964 | 98.3% | 4,042 |
African | Cote d’Ivoire | 1.20 | 15,195 | 96.8% | 5,767 |
African | Equatorial Guinea | 2.60 | 5,400 | 96.1% | 2,063 |
African | Ethiopia | 1.35 | 30,625 | 97.6% | 10,053 |
African | Mozambique | 0.50 | 17,780 | 94.6% | 3,196 |
African | Uganda | 1.65 | 10,969 | 95.6% | 4,328 |
African | Comoros | 0.60 | 7,496 | 91.7% | 1,486 |
African | Gabon | 1.20 | 14,076 | 97.6% | 4,626 |
African | Mali | 0.70 | 14,823 | 98.0% | 3,231 |
African | Niger | 0.80 | 15,088 | 96.8% | 5,539 |
African | Gambia | 0.90 | 14,054 | 97.5% | 4,438 |
African | Liberia | 1.65 | 13,357 | 98.1% | 5,372 |
African | Namibia | 0.85 | 13,197 | 97.2% | 4,028 |
African | Nigeria | 1.10 | 56,307 | 97.3% | 14,097 |
African | Sierra Leone | 1.95 | 23,920 | 97.4% | 9,581 |
African | Togo | 1.15 | 13,956 | 94.5% | 4,207 |
African | Zambia | 0.75 | 31,184 | 97.0% | 6,956 |
African | Chad | 2.05 | 11,433 | 94.1% | 4,124 |
African | Ghana | 0.70 | 13,784 | 98.0% | 4,030 |
African | Kenya | 1.45 | 27,444 | 98.5% | 10,877 |
African | Lesotho | 0.75 | 9,552 | 95.2% | 2,764 |
African | Rwanda | 1.30 | 19,714 | 99.2% | 10,977 |
African | Tanzania | 0.90 | 16,780 | 97.6% | 4,786 |
African | Zimbabwe | 0.50 | 18,351 | 97.6% | 4,245 |
Americas | Hondurasa | 1.60 | 29,877 | No data | No data |
Americas | Haiti | 0.60 | 23,780 | 98.4% | 5,720 |
Americas | Dominican Republic | 1.65 | 19,678 | 98.5% | 7,231 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Pakistan | 5.15 | 16,692 | 87.7% | 9,875 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Yemenb | 3.30 | 25,434 | 91.8% | 8,989 |
Eastern Mediterranean | Afghanistan | 2.80 | 40,221 | 91.8% | 13,603 |
European | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.55 | 10,621 | 96.5% | 2,720 |
European | Tajikistanb | 7.10 | 9,656 | 98.7% | 2,963 |
European | Armenia | 1.20 | 8,871 | 97.1% | 1,198 |
South-East Asia | Nepal | 1.20 | 16,795 | 98.3% | 5,430 |
South-East Asia | Indonesia | 1.35 | 54,913 | 90.0% | 23,557 |
South-East Asia | Indiac | 5.82 | 76,947 | 86.5% | 36,902 |
South-East Asia | Myanmar | 2.25 | 17,622 | 98.7% | 9,344 |
Western Pacific | Cambodia | 1.60 | 22,768 | 98.8% | 7,973 |