Table 4.

Median and interquartile range for prevalence of wasting by MUAC for surveys corresponding to existing nutritional crisis classification thresholds, by region

	Prevalence of wasting by MUAC, [N] Median (IQR)
	Poor	Serious	Emergency	Famine
	5% ± 2.5%	10% ± 2.5%	15% ± 2.5%	30% ± 2.5%
Eastern and Southern Africa	[61] 4.10% (2.49–6.45)	[56] 4.41% (2.89–6.96)	[18] 4.12% (2.55–9.30)	[7] 9.64% (7.55–14.95)
Congo, DRC	[60] 5.66% (4.46–7.99)	[46] 11.04% (7.75–14.30)	[17] 13.86% (12.08–14.86)
West and Central Africa	[52] 3.35% (1.85–5.61)	[42] 6.02% (3.61–7.22)	[26] 8.29% (5.86–10.28)	[3] 19.41% (16.88–20.02)
Sudan	[2] 4.98% (4.51–5.46)	[27] 7.49% (5.78–10.52)	[28] 7.89% (5.72–9.05)	[11] 16.48% (11.70–17.50)
South East Asia and Pacific	[21] 5.21% (2.73–6.81)	[25] 7.03% (4.64–11.85)	[20] 8.03% (4.63–17.29)	[1] 17.13%
All Surveysa	[211] 4.51% (2.73–6.81)	[200] 6.67% (4.27–10.03)	[112] 8.15% (5.11–11.86)	[22] 15.71% (10.28–17.50)
	5% ± 1.5%	10% ± 1.5%	15% ± 1.5%	30% ± 1.5%
Eastern and Southern Africa	[40] 4.04% (2.47–7.29)	[31] 5.03% (2.50–7.59)	[12] 3.62% (2.35–9.31)	[2] 11.25% (7.55–14.95)
Congo, DRC	[37] 5.85% (4.91–8.86)	[32] 11.22% (8.25–13.88)	[11] 13.49% (11.9–14.86)
West and Central Africa	[32] 3.53% (1.91–5.61)	[25] 6.20% (3.71–7.22)	[15] 8.12% (5.56–8.78)	[3] 19.41% (16.88–20.02)
Sudan	[1] 5.46%	[17] 7.11% (5.78–9.91)	[15] 7.92% (5.17–8.90)	[7] 17.00% (12.32–19.72)
South East Asia and Pacific	[15] 5.21% (1.55–7.81)	[15] 7.03% (4.64–11.04)	[10] 6.23% (4.46–19.60)
All Surveysa	[183] 4.46% (2.58–7.25)	[122] 7.06% (4.64–10.98)	[64] 7.92% (4.46–11.99)	[12] 16.94% (13.63–19.57)

^aSurveys from Latin America and Caribbean region and the Middle East North Africa region are included among “All Surveys” but not presented separately by region given small numbers of surveys per category