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Table 2 Percentage of children under five years, by geographical location and gender

From: A comparative analysis of socioeconomic inequities in stunting: a case of three middle-income African countries

Country

Ghana

Zambia

Kenya

Year

2003

2008

2014

2001

2007

2013

2003

2008

2014

n

3873

3128

3255

6581

6450

14,067

6332

6301

21,262

Rural

66.5%

61.1%

53.9%

68.7%

71.6%

66.1%

82.4%

83.1%

66.9%

Urban

33.5%

38.9%

46.1%

31.3%

28.4%

33.9%

17.6%

16.9%

33.1%

Male

50.3%

51.0%

52.3%

49.7%

49.5%

50.5%

50.0%

51.1%

50.7%

Female

49.7%

49.0%

47.6%

50.3%

50.5%

49.5%

50.0%

48.9%

49.3%

  1. Source: DHS (2001, 2003, 2007,2008, 2013 and 2014). Authors’ calculations