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Table 2 Six West African Countries Neonatal mortality by Sub-National Regions, Wealth and Residence

From: Using equitable impact sensitive tool (EQUIST) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes: a focus on six West African Countries

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

33

Atlantique:

29(1493)

Littoral:

18(439)

35(6011)

31(4953)

32(2332)

27(2008)

Burkina-Faso/2010

30

Est:

46(2920)

Centre-Nord:

21(1129)

31(15204)

26(3796)

29(3719)

22(2220)

Ghana/2014

29

Ashanti:

42(6646)

Upper East:

24(544)

29(11845)

33(13154)

32(5761)

40(5888)

Mali/2013

39

Sikasso:

51(5303)

Bamako:

32(1314)

44(17654)

31(6759)

45(5636)

35(3909)

Nigeria/2013

36

North West: 42(96145)

South West: 30(16085)

43(155964)

33(98646)

44(67185)

29(40872)

Senegal/2014

22

Diourbel:

42(2897)

Ziguinchor:

18(599)

28(10359)

17(3326)

28(3785)

12(1158)