| Variables | Benin | Togo | ||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Child’s age (months) | ||||
| 12 - 17 | 1172 | 48.42 | 512 | 52.85 |
| 18 - 23 | 1248 | 51.58 | 457 | 47.15 |
| Child’s gender | ||||
| Male | 1230 | 50.85 | 484 | 49.95 |
| Feminine | 1189 | 49.15 | 485 | 50.05 |
| Type of pregnancy | ||||
| Twins | 61 | 2.51 | 22 | 2.31 |
| Simple | 2359 | 97.49 | 946 | 97.69 |
| Child’s birth order | ||||
| 1 | 545 | 22.51 | 213 | 22.01 |
| 2 - 3 | 875 | 36.17 | 403 | 41.63 |
| 4 - 6 | 741 | 30.62 | 273 | 28.22 |
| 7+ | 259 | 10.70 | 79 | 8.14 |
| Mother’s age | ||||
| 15 - 19 | 134 | 5.53 | 53 | 5.47 |
| 20 - 29 | 1382 | 57.12 | 486 | 50.17 |
| 30 - 39 | 769 | 31.79 | 342 | 35.29 |
| 40 - 49 | 134 | 5.56 | 88 | 9.07 |
| Mother’s level of education | ||||
| None | 1539 | 63.60 | 321 | 33.13 |
| Primary | 462 | 19.10 | 364 | 37.60 |
| Secondary and above | 419 | 17.30 | 283 | 29.27 |
| Marital status of the mother | ||||
| In a relationship with | 2272 | 93.91 | 923 | 95.44 |
| Lives alone | 147 | 6.09 | 44 | 4.56 |
| Mother’s ethnicity | ||||
| adja | 303 | 12.54 | ||
| Bariba | 305 | 12.60 | ||
| Dendi | 132 | 5.46 | ||
| fon | 835 | 34.53 | ||
| Yoa, Lokpa | 75 | 3.12 | ||
| Betamaribe | 155 | 6.40 | ||
| Fulani | 245 | 10.12 | ||
| Yoruba | 233 | 9.64 | ||
| Other Beninese | 98 | 4.04 | ||
| Other nationalities | 38 | 1.55 | ||
| Age of head of household | ||||
| 18 - 29 | 524 | 21.64 | 180 | 18.60 |
| 30 - 39 | 931 | 38.48 | 366 | 37.83 |
| 40 - 49 | 471 | 19.48 | 252 | 26.07 |
| 50 - 59 | 251 | 10.36 | 92 | 9.46 |
| 60+ | 243 | 10.03 | 78 | 8.04 |
| Gender of head of household | ||||
| Male | 2021 | 83.53 | 812 | 83.90 |
| Feminine | 398 | 16.47 | 156 | 16.10 |
| Level of education of the head of household | ||||
| None | 1356 | 56.04 | 242 | 25.19 |
| Primary | 543 | 22.44 | 304 | 31.65 |
| Secondary and above | 521 | 21.52 | 415 | 43.16 |
| Household size | ||||
| 5 and under | 1023 | 42.26 | 478 | 49.38 |
| More than 5 | 1397 | 57.74 | 490 | 50.62 |
| Ethnicity of the head of household | ||||
| Adja-Ewe/Mina | 351 | 36.27 | ||
| Kabye/Tem | 219 | 22.58 | ||
| Akposso/Akebou | 229 | 23.65 | ||
| Ana Ife | 42 | 4.33 | ||
| Para-Gourma/Akan | 26 | 2.68 | ||
| Other ethnicities | 34 | 3.55 | ||
| Other nationalities | 67 | 6.94 | ||
| Well-being quintile | ||||
| Poorer | 489 | 20.19 | 192 | 19.82 |
| Poor | 466 | 19.27 | 211 | 21.8 |
| AVERAGE | 546 | 22.58 | 188 | 19.39 |
| Rich | 475 | 19.63 | 204 | 21.07 |
| Richer | 444 | 18.33 | 173 | 17.91 |
| Environment | ||||
| Urban | 915 | 37.81 | 390 | 40.23 |
| Rural | 1505 | 62.19 | 579 | 59.77 |
| Region/Department | ||||
| Lome Commune-Urban Golf | 248 | 25.65 | ||
| Maritime | 144 | 14.86 | ||
| Plateaux | 215 | 22.25 | ||
| Central | 97 | 9.99 | ||
| Kara | 124 | 12.78 | ||
| Savanes | 140 | 14.47 | ||
| Alibori | 306 | 12.66 | ||
| Atacora | 216 | 8.93 | ||
| Atlantic | 291 | 12.04 | ||
| Borgou | 335 | 13.85 | ||
| Hills | 151 | 6.26 | ||
| Couffo | 167 | 6.91 | ||
| Donga | 158 | 6.52 | ||
| Littoral | 122 | 5.06 | ||
| Mono | 93 | 3.86 | ||
| Oueme | 215 | 8.90 | ||
| Plateau | 139 | 5.73 | ||
| Zou | 225 | 9.29 | ||