Table 1 Age patterns of DFPSm coverage according to UNICEF regions, World Bank country income group and tertiles of national coverage
N | Increase with age N (%) | Inverse U-shaped N (%) | U-shaped N (%) | Decline with age N (%) | Similar coverage N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNICEF region | ||||||
West & Central Africa | 22 | 8 (36.4) | 13 (59.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Eastern & Southern Africa | 15 | 4 (26.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Middle East & North Africa | 8 | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
South Asia | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
East Asia & Pacific | 9 | 2 (22.2) | 6 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Europe & Central Asia | 13 | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 16 | 10 (62.5) | 5 (31.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.3) |
World Bank income group | ||||||
Low income | 27 | 11 (40.7) | 13 (48.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Lower middle income | 37 | 12 (32.4) | 23 (62.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (11.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Upper middle income | 25 | 13 (52.0) | 11 (44.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.0) |
National coverage of DFPSm | ||||||
First tertile (range: 11.3–38.9) | 30 | 10 (33.3) | 18 (60.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Second tertile (range: 39.4–72.5) | 30 | 12 (40.0) | 15 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) |
Third tertile (range: 72.6–92.9) | 29 | 14 (48.3) | 14 (48.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Total | 89 | 36 (40.5) | 47 (52.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.6) | 1 (1.1) |