Table 1 Year of survey, number of children and percentage of child sex by country in Sub-Saharan Africa
Country | Year of survey | Number of children | Child sex in percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | |||
Angola | 2015–2016 | 3316 | 50.6 | 49.4 |
Benin | 2017–2018 | 6042 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
Burkina Faso | 2010 | 3357 | 51.9 | 48.1 |
Burundi | 2016–2017 | 3037 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
Cameroon | 2011 | 2744 | 49.0 | 51.0 |
Chad | 2014–2015 | 4892 | 49.5 | 50.5 |
Comoros | 2012 | 1.416 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
Congo | 2011–2012 | 2345 | 51.2 | 48.8 |
Cote d’Ivoire | 2011–2012 | 1795 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 2013–2014 | 4195 | 50.8 | 49.2 |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 4575 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
Gabon | 2012 | 1897 | 49.9 | 50.1 |
Gambia | 2013 | 1818 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
Ghana | 2014 | 1395 | 52.3 | 47.7 |
Guinea | 2018 | 1609 | 52.6 | 47.4 |
Kenya | 2014 | 9526 | 51.1 | 48.9 |
Lesotho | 2014 | 721 | 49.2 | 50.8 |
Liberia | 2013 | 1698 | 53.3 | 46.7 |
Malawi | 2015–2016 | 2625 | 48.4 | 51.6 |
Mali | 2018 | 4320 | 49.9 | 50.1 |
Namibia | 2013 | 1009 | 48.6 | 51.4 |
Niger | 2012 | 2658 | 50.7 | 49.3 |
Nigeria | 2018 | 5713 | 52.0 | 48.0 |
Rwanda | 2014–2015 | 1858 | 51.6 | 48.4 |
Senegal | 2010–2011 | 2159 | 54.0 | 46.0 |
South Africa | 2016 | 691 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
Tanzania | 2015–2016 | 4715 | 50.4 | 49.6 |
Togo | 2013–2014 | 1667 | 49.2 | 50.8 |
Uganda | 2016 | 2270 | 51.5 | 48.5 |
Zambia | 2018 | 4509 | 49.7 | 50.3 |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 2570 | 49.7 | 50.3 |