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Table 2 Distribution of malaria prevalence across asset-wealth quintiles in sub-Saharan African countries in 2015a

From: State of inequality in malaria intervention coverage in sub-Saharan African countries

Country

Total

Poorest quintile

Q1

Richest quintile Q5

Difference Q5-Q1

Ratio Q5:Q1

Concentration index (×100)

Benin

28.5 (26.6 to 30.4)

39.6 (35.2 to 44.0)

15.4 (12.0 to 18.9)

–24.1 (–29.8 to –18.5)

39.0 (29.2 to 48.8)

–21.0 (–25.3 to –16.8)

Burkina Faso

45.9 (43.1 to 48.7)

57.9 (53.1 to 62.7)

13.9 (8.8 to 19.1)

–44.0 (–51.0 to –36.9)

24.1 (14.9 to 33.2)

–32.8 (–37.6 to –28.0)

Burundi

17.3 (13.6 to 21.0)

25.9 (19.6 to 32.2)

8.4 (4.7 to 12.1)

–17.5 (–24.4 to –10.6)

32.4 (16.8 to 48.0)

–14.3 (–19.7 to –9.0)

Congo, Democratic Republic

22.6 (20.4 to 24.8)

23.0 (19.6 to 26.5)

12.4 (9.2 to 15.6)

–10.6 (–15.4 to –5.9)

54.0 (37.8 to 70.1)

–7.7 (–11.8 to –3.6)

Cote d’Ivoire

18.0 (15.3 to 20.8)

28.2 (22.8 to 33.6)

4.3 (1.8 to 6.7)

–24.0 (–29.9 to –18.0)

15.1 (6.0 to 24.1)

–20.6 (–25.8 to –15.5)

Ghana

26.7 (23.9 to 29.6)

42.1 (36.0 to 48.3)

7.5 (3.9 to 11.2)

–34.6 (–41.8 to –27.5)

17.9 (8.9 to 26.8)

–30.8 (–36.3 to –25.2)

Guinea

43.9 (40.5 to 47.2)

56.9 (51.7 to 62.2)

8.3 (4.0 to 12.6)

–48.6 (–55.5 to –41.8)

14.6 (6.9 to 22.3)

–32.1 (–38.2 to –26.1)

Kenya

5.0 (3.7 to 6.2)

5.8 (3.2 to 8.4)

0.9 (–0.2 to 1.9)

–4.9 (–7.7 to –2.1)

15.3 (–4.2 to 34.8)

–4.1 (–6.5 to –1.7)

Madagascar

6.9 (4.8 to 9.0)

14.1 (9.8 to 18.4)

0.4 (–0.1 to 0.9)

–13.7 (–18.1 to –9.4)

2.6 (–1.1 to 6.3)

–11.6 (–15.2 to –7.9)

Mali

51.6 (48.7 to 54.5)

69.4 (65.4 to 73.4)

15.1 (11.8 to 18.3)

–54.3 (–59.5 to –49.1)

21.7 (16.8 to 26.6)

–41.6 (–46.2 to –37.1)

Mozambique

35.1 (32.0 to 38.2)

53.3 (47.8 to 58.7)

6.5 (4.2 to 8.8)

–46.8 (–52.5 to –41.0)

12.2 (7.8 to 16.6)

–37.7 (–42.7 to –32.7)

Rwanda

2.2 (1.6 to 2.9)

4.7 (3.1 to 6.3)

0.2 (–0.2 to 0.5)

–4.5 (–6.2 to –2.8)

3.9 (–3.9 to 11.7)

–3.7 (–5.1 to –2.3)

Senegal

1.2 (0.6 to 1.8)

3.5 (1.6 to 5.4)

0.4 (–0.4 to 1.3)

–3.1 (–5.2 to –0.9)

12.4 (–13.8 to 38.6)

–2.7 (–4.4 to –1.1)

Tanzania

5.6 (4.6 to 6.5)

8.0 (6.0 to 10.0)

1.0 (0.4 to 1.6)

–7.0 (–9.1 to –4.9)

12.2 (3.9 to 20.5)

–6.8 (–8.6 to –4.9)

Togo

36.4 (33.3 to 39.5)

49.1 (44.1 to 54.0)

9.2 (6.0 to 12.4)

–39.8 (–45.7 to –33.9)

18.8 (12.1 to 25.6)

–35.2 (–40.2 to –30.2)

Uganda

20.1 (17.2 to 22.9)

29.8 (24.5 to 35.1)

4.0 (2.1 to 5.9)

–25.8 (–31.6 to –20.1)

13.3 (6.4 to 20.3)

–19.4 (–24.0 to –14.9)

  1. Microscopy-confirmed malaria prevalence (percent) in children aged 6–59 months assessed in a representative sub-sample of the Demographic and Health Survey/Malaria Indicator Survey (DHS/MIS) surveyed population. 95% confidence intervals adjusted for survey design are reported in parenthesis. Prevalence estimates according to rapid diagnostic tests are reported in Additional file 5
  2. aData drawn from a subset of countries with Demographic and Health Survey/Malaria Indicator Survey conducted after 2010 (ISO3 codes and years of data collection are detailed in Additional file 1: Table SA1)