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Table 2 A summary of ITN use among individuals of ages < 5 years; 5-19 years; 20-44 years; and ≥45 years and the estimated number of persons (millions) in each age group NOT protected with ITN in 2007: countries are ranked from highest to lowest based on the proportion of individuals of all ages who slept under an ITN the night prior to survey.

From: The use of insecticide treated nets by age: implications for universal coverage in Africa

Country

Millions children < 5 years in 2007 (% sleeping under ITN)

Millions children < 5 years of age NOT sleeping under ITN in 2007

Millions children 5-19 years in 2007 (% sleeping under ITN)

Millions children 5-19 years of age NOT sleeping under ITN in 2007

Millions of persons 20-44 years in 2007 (% sleeping under ITN)

Millions of persons 20-44 years of age NOT sleeping under ITN in 2007

Millions of person ≥ 45 years of age in 2007 (% not sleeping under ITN)

Millions of persons ≥ 45 years of age NOT sleeping under ITN in 2007

Kenya

6.32 (39.2)

3.80

14.14 (30.0)

9.90

12.91 (43.5)

7.29

4.46 (35.5)

2.87

Tanzania

7.34 (32.3)

4.97

15.61(21.5)

12.25

13.25 (32.5)

8.94

5.22 (26.2)

3.82

Zambia

2.23 (29.1)

1.58

4.81 (16.4)

4.02

3.83 (29.6)

2.70

1.48 (26.8)

1.08

Mali

2.15 (27.3)

1.56

4.77 (15.1)

4.05

4.07 (24.8)

3.06

1.43 (23.3)

1.10

Benin

1.41 (19.7)

1.13

3.12 (10.6)

2.79

2.74 (17.2)

2.27

1.13 (10.4)

1.01

Senegal

1.99 (16.2)

1.67

4.59 (11.3)

4.07

3.97 (13.5)

3.43

1.37 (14.4)

1.17

Angola

3.14 (17.7)

2.58

6.81 (7.5)

6.30

5.55 (15.7)

4.68

2.07 (13.6)

1.79

Djibouti

0.11 (19.9)

0.09

0.30 (11.8)

0.26

0.30 (12.7)

0.27

0.13 (10.3)

0.11

Sudan

5.80 (15.4)

4.90

14.69 (9.2)

13.34

13.95 (11.5)

12.34

6.06 (9.5)

5.48

Rwanda

1.61 (13.6)

1.39

3.56 (5.0)

3.38

3.21 (13.8)

2.77

1.13 (6.9)

1.05

Uganda

6.00 (9.6)

5.42

12.52 (4.4)

11.97

9.18 (10.4)

8.23

3.04 (6.4)

2.85

Namibia

0.27 (11.1)

0.24

0.76 (4.3)

0.72

0.75 (6.8)

0.70

0.31 (4)

0.30

Niger

2.97 (8.7)

2.71

5.52 (4.2)

5.28

4.11 (6.2)

3.85

1.63 (3.7)

1.57

DRC

11.64 (7.7)

10.75

24.69 (3.2)

23.90

18.92 (6.9)

17.61

7.33 (4.4)

7.01

Zimbabwe

1.71 (3.0)

1.66

5.01 (1.7)

4.92

4.23 (4.7)

4.03

1.60 (3.0)

1.55

Ethiopia

13.08 (2.3)

12.78

30.37 (1)

30.07

24.82 (1.9)

24.35

10.52 (0.9)

10.42

Guinea

1.61 (1.4)

1.59

3.58 (0.7)

3.56

3.11 (1.5)

3.06

1.36 (0.9)

1.35

Swaziland

0.16 (0.7)

0.16

0.46 (0.1)

0.46

0.38 (0.7)

0.38

0.15 (0.1)

0.15