Does Birth Interval Matter in Under-Five Mortality? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys from Eight Countries in West Africa

Table 1

Sample.

Country	Year	Weighted ()	Weighted (%)	Under-five mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
Benin	2017/2018	7680	14.52	72
Burkina Faso	2010	9580	18.12	94
Cote D’Ivorie	2011-12	3489	6.60	72
Gambia	2013	4183	7.91	36
Mali	2018	5463	10.33	69
Nigeria	2018	13234	25.03	96
Sierra Leone	2019	5374	10.16	100
Togo	2013-14	3873	7.33	57
Total	—	52877	100	74