Table 1 Six West African Countries Under-five mortality by Sub-National Regions, Wealth and Residence
Country/Year | National Average Deaths/1000 live births | By Sub-National Region Deaths/1000 live births (Number of deaths) | By Resident Deaths/1000 live births (Number of deaths) | By Wealth Deaths/1000 live births (Number of deaths) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest | Lowest | Rural | Urban | Poorest | Richest | ||
Benin/2014 | 109 | Atlantique: 106(5495) | Littoral: 50(1263) | 122(20,864) | 94(15,196) | 126(8342) | 63(4636) |
Burkina-Faso/2010 | 114 | Sahel: 181(9573) | Centre-Est: 60(3121) | 120(58,279) | 80(11,748) | 134(17,071) | 74(7503) |
Ghana/2014 | 64 | Northern: 118(12,709) | Greater Accra: 50(5352) | 80(32,677) | 68(27,213) | 98(17,667) | 68(10,050) |
Mali/2013 | 123 | Sikasso: 156(16,253) | Bamako: 76(3086) | 146(58,505) | 83(17,856) | 145(18,040) | 79(8861) |
Nigeria/2013 | 117 | North West: 149(343,740) | South West: 72(26,126) | 134(492,003) | 80(241,110) | 153(235,760) | 59(82,647) |
Senegal/2014 | 50 | Diourbel: 86(5922) | Dakar: 38(3660) | 71(25,950) | 41(7938) | 85(11,328) | 26(2397) |