Prevalence of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in sub-Saharan Africa
| Countries | Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact | |
| Prevalence (%) | 95% CI | |
| Angola | 47.7 | 46.6 to 48.8 |
| Benin | 75.1 | 74.1 to 76.0 |
| Burundi | 14.2 | 13.4 to 15.0 |
| Cameroon | 43.2 | 41.9 to 44.4 |
| Ethiopia | 23.9 | 22.9 to 24.9 |
| Gambia | 31.0 | 29.7 to 32.2 |
| Guinea | 23.1 | 21.9 to 24.2 |
| Liberia | 51.3 | 49.7 to 52.8 |
| Mali | 25.2 | 24.1 to 26.3 |
| Malawi | 64.7 | 63.9 to 65.5 |
| Nigeria | 11.7 | 11.2 to 12.1 |
| Sierra Leone | 60.8 | 59.6 to 62.0 |
| Tanzania | 31.2 | 30.2 to 32.3 |
| Uganda | 73.0 | 72.2 to 73.9 |
| South Africa | 63.6 | 61.1 to 66.0 |
| Zambia | 57.2 | 56.0 to 58.3 |
| Zimbabwe | 59.2 | 57.6 to 60.7 |
| All countries | 41.9 | 41.7 to 42.2 |