Summary characteristics of the surveys
| Country | Surveys | Recent survey | Average annual change | ||||
| n | Years | Sample | % stunting | GDP per capita | Stunting | Economic growth | |
| Benin | 4 | 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 | 26 084 | 44 | 825.9 | 10.1 | 31.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1993, 1998, 2003, 2010 | 22 319 | 34.2 | 575.4 | 0.1 | 36 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1991, 1998, 2004, 2011 | 12 343 | 31.6 | 1429.6 | 5.4 | 16.9 |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 2 | 2007, 2013 | 11 324 | 44.1 | 458.1 | −2 | 59.9 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 3 | 1994, 1998, 2011 | 8065 | 29.8 | 1214.7 | −0.3 | 43.7 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 2000, 2005, 2011, 2016 | 30 890 | 36.4 | 712.9 | −12.1 | 83.6 |
| Ghana | 6 | 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2014 | 14 476 | 19.2 | 1449.7 | −9.3 | 49.4 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1999, 2005, 2012 | 8645 | 30.8 | 665.2 | 3.7 | 47.6 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2014 | 54 880 | 27.1 | 1335.1 | −8.4 | 65 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1992, 1997, 2003, 2008 | 16 181 | 48.4 | 470.7 | −6.3 | 25.8 |
| Malawi | 5 | 1992, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2016 | 30 188 | 35.2 | 300.3 | −8.7 | 23.6 |
| Mali | 5 | 1987, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2012 | 30 082 | 37.7 | 777.3 | 10.2 | 34.2 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1997, 2003, 2011 | 20 468 | 39.3 | 526.5 | −4.4 | 48.8 |
| Niger | 4 | 1992, 1998, 2006, 2012 | 16 459 | 41.9 | 391.5 | 1.6 | 18.2 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2013 | 54 730 | 36.1 | 2997 | −5.3 | 87.5 |
| Rwanda | 5 | 1992, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014 | 21 587 | 37.4 | 706.6 | −8.9 | 31.5 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2015 | 36 853 | 33.6 | 872.3 | −7.8 | 38.6 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1988, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 | 22 207 | 28.4 | 580.4 | −9.1 | 13.8 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1992, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2013 | 32 389 | 39.6 | 1850.8 | −3.9 | 65 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2015 | 20 356 | 25.6 | 1033.4 | −3.3 | 10.3 |
GDP, gross domestic product.