Table 1 Descriptive analysis of malaria survey data in 16 sub-Sahara African countries, collected from the DHS programme.

From: Malaria-anemia comorbidity prevalence as a measure of malaria-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa

Country

Survey period

Number of locations

Malaria parasitaemia* (%)

Moderate/severe anemia* (<100 g/l)

Severe Anemia* (<70 g/l)

Moderate comorbidity*

Severe comorbidity*

ITN**

U5M***

Angola

10/2015–3/2016

625

13.1% (R)

34·0

2·2

10·1

1·5

31·0

68

Benin

12/2011–4/2012

747

28.4% (M)

32·1

3·0

10·9

1·0

79·8

70

Burkina Faso

1/2010–12/2010

542

76.1% (R)

69·6

11·1

53·2

8·5

56·9

129

Burundi

10/2016–3/2017

552

37.9% (R)

36·3

3·6

21·0

2·9

46·1

78

Cameroon

1/2011–8/2011

577

30.0% (R)

32·8

1·7

16·8

1·4

36·4

122

Côte d’Ivoire

12/2011–5/2012

341

41.5% (R)

49·7

3·3

27·7

2·4

67·3

108

DRC

8/2013–2/2014

492

22.6% (M)

27·1

2·3

11·9

1·4

70·0

104

Ghana

9/2014–12/2014

423

36.4% (R)

39·1

2·2

25·0

2·1

68·3

60

Guinea

6/2012–10/2012

300

43.9% (M)

52·4

7·6

27·0

4·9

47·0

123

Mali

11/2012–2/2013

413

51.6% (R)

60·8

9·3

33·4

6·7

84·4

95

Mozambique

5/2011–12/2011

610

38.3% (R)

26·6

1·4

21·7

2·7

51·4

97

Rwanda

11/2014–4/2015

492

2.2% (M)

15·7

0·7

1·5

0·2

80·6

50

Senegal

10/2010–4/2011

385

2.9% (M)

53·2

4·9

2·5

0·6

62·9

72

Tanzania

8/2015–2/2016

608

5.6% (M)

31·2

1·6

2·4

0·2

65·6

67

Togo

10/2013–4/2014

330

36.4% (M)

44·8

2·4

22·5

1·8

65·4

88

Uganda

6/2016–12/2016

679

30.3% (R)

29·2

2·3

17·1

1·8

78·4

64

  1. *Representing prevalence; **Insecticide-treated net ownership; ***Under-five mortality (per 1,000); ****M for microscopy rest; R for RDT.