Table 1.
Prevalence of acute malnutrition among children 6–59 months by anthropometric indicator (WHZ, MUACZ and MUAC), by country and region
| Region | Country | N Surveys | N children with WHZ | Median Prevalence WHZ < -2 (IQR) | N children with MUACZ | Median Prevalence MUACZ<-2 (IQR) | N children with MUAC | Median Prevalence MUAC< 125 (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin America & Caribbean | Bolivia | 1 | 882 | 1.36 | 882 | 0.91 | 882 | 0.57 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1,420 | 1.98 (0.38–3.58) | 1,429 | 7.20 (1.33–13.07) | 1,430 | 4.52 (0.19–8.85) | |
| Haiti | 24 | 13,268 | 4.49 (3.89–4.86) | 13,272 | 6.28 (4.17–7.60) | 13,306 | 3.16 (2.47–3.90) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 27 | 15,570 | 4.35 (3.76–4.85) | 15,583 | 6.25 (4.15–8.07) | 15,618 | 2.99 (2.20–4.10) | |
| Middle East & North Africa | Iraq | 1 | 569 | 2.28 (2.28–2.28) | 568 | 2.64 (2.64–2.64) | 575 | 3.30 (3.30–3.30) |
| Jordan | 5 | 2,089 | 1.23 (0.92–1.44) | 2,088 | 0.83 (0.62–0.96) | 2,090 | 0.96 (0.41–1.06) | |
| Yemen | 3 | 1,199 | 5.52 (3.58–16.93) | 1,207 | 6.40 (2.05–9.66) | 1,208 | 4.14 (2.38–6.53) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 9 | 3,857 | 2.28 (1.23–3.58) | 3,863 | 1.33 (0.83–2.64) | 3,873 | 1.23 (0.96–3.30) | |
| West & Central Africa | Burkina Faso | 11 | 6,387 | 12.79 (7.54–16.09) | 6,406 | 16.35 (9.18–18.75) | 6,416 | 7.28 (3.61–10.32) |
| Central African Republic | 13 | 8,725 | 5.89 (5.56–7.72) | 8,677 | 17.49 (14.7–20.76) | 8,693 | 9.22 (7.61–9.73) | |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 699 | 4.29 (4.29–4.29) | 700 | 0.57 (0.57–0.57) | 700 | 0.14 (0.14–0.14) | |
| Cameroon | 13 | 6,029 | 8.83 (6.90–11.93) | 6,046 | 13.15 (8.81–14.70) | 6,058 | 6.77 (4.49–7.62) | |
| Republic of Congo | 58 | 52,545 | 7.88 (4.89–11.23) | 52,488 | 15.31 (10.54–22.52) | 52,557 | 7.90 (5.50–13.41) | |
| Guinea | 5 | 4,034 | 6.44 (5.47–7.69) | 4,047 | 7.52 (3.52–9.48) | 4,055 | 4.01 (3.16–5.64) | |
| Liberia | 6 | 1,961 | 3.41 (3.13–4.19) | 1,977 | 4.81 (2.30–5.60) | 1,978 | 2.61 (0.92–4.47) | |
| Mali | 15 | 10,814 | 11.20 (8.70–16.14) | 10,868 | 11.04 (5.43–15.95) | 10,879 | 5.88 (2.62–7.65) | |
| Mauritania | 6 | 3,671 | 12.68 (8.77–14.81) | 3,687 | 9.94 (7.42–13.21) | 3,692 | 5.46 (4.45–7.90) | |
| Niger | 14 | 9,796 | 12.99 (11.40–15.77) | 9,772 | 17.36 (14.94–24.31) | 9,785 | 9.81 (7.25–16.18) | |
| Nigeria | 2 | 969 | 22.03 (16.25–27.81) | 976 | 25.03 (14.38–35.69) | 980 | 18.51 (8.71–28.31) | |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 5,417 | 7.12 (6.43–7.40) | 5,401 | 14.22 (11.15–15.78) | 5,411 | 9.89 (7.67–10.67) | |
| Chad | 67 | 38,245 | 9.76 (6.34–18.89) | 38,233 | 7.62 (5.35–19.46) | 38,266 | 3.76 (2.06–11.89) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 217 | 149,292 | 9.46 (6.10–13.95) | 149,278 | 13.00 (7.29–19.65) | 149,470 | 6.69 (3.67–10.80) | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 105 | 91,026 | 8.58 (4.97–11.44) | 90,983 | 16.70 (11.48–22.60) | 91,150 | 10.15 (6.93–13.85) | |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | Angola | 1 | 869 | 5.98 | 866 | 10.85 | 869 | 5.29 |
| Burundi | 7 | 3,484 | 5.73 (4.23–7.08) | 3,496 | 7.08 (5.90–21.71) | 3,499 | 3.03 (2.08–9.61) | |
| Djibouti | 5 | 1,561 | 10.81 (10.36–13.84) | 1,578 | 7.96 (7.85–11.89) | 1,580 | 4.65 (3.78–5.75) | |
| Eritrea | 2 | 671 | 20.22 (18.89–21.55) | 674 | 8.63 (7.76–9.51) | 674 | 4.31 (4.02–4.60) | |
| Ethiopia | 55 | 26,144 | 16.91 (8.71–21.77) | 25,961 | 11.29 (7.98–17.88) | 25,991 | 5.09 (3.36–8.50) | |
| Kenya | 55 | 34,039 | 11.11 (8.05–14.51) | 34,148 | 9.62 (6.84–12.78) | 34,173 | 3.76 (2.81–5.28) | |
| Madagascar | 8 | 3,695 | 6.39 (3.49–7.64) | 3,715 | 16.70 (11.69–20.74) | 3,721 | 7.94 (5.48–10.65) | |
| Rwanda | 12 | 4,439 | 4.71 (3.68–5.84) | 4,439 | 4.28 (3.43–5.75) | 4,441 | 2.28 (1.83–3.48) | |
| Somalia | 4 | 3,549 | 15.55 (14.46–16.14) | 3,556 | 20.86 (11.27–27.19) | 3,558 | 11.27 (3.96–18.21) | |
| South Sudan | 31 | 19,838 | 16.36 (9.31–25.16) | 19,866 | 16.23 (10.26–18.66) | 19,898 | 7.95 (5.60–9.52) | |
| Tanzania | 5 | 2,476 | 1.90 (1.54–2.61) | 2,484 | 5.69 (4.03–5.95) | 2,485 | 1.18 (0.74–3.33) | |
| Uganda | 35 | 34,006 | 6.02 (3.92–9.43) | 34,014 | 12.41 (9.51–15.68) | 34,068 | 7.60 (4.31–10.33) | |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 591 | 4.40 (4.38–4.42) | 593 | 15.07 (3.36–26.78) | 596 | 6.38 (2.35–10.40) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 222 | 135,362 | 10.03 (6.20–16.87) | 135,390 | 11.10 (7.48–16.19) | 135,553 | 5.02 (3.11–8.24) | |
| Sudan | 136 | 117,640 | 18.60 (13.61–22.22) | 117,471 | 17.52 (13.45–21.59) | 117,593 | 9.55 (6.97–12.54) | |
| East Asia & Pacific | Indonesia | 3 | 1,599 | 20.10 (17.93–24.58) | 1,599 | 22.18 (17.87–24.16) | 1,599 | 9.24 (6.53–10.91) |
| Myanmar | 17 | 11,958 | 18.87 (8.49–20.82) | 11,973 | 26.84 (23.74–30.18) | 11,985 | 14.19 (10.58–15.06) | |
| Philippines | 4 | 2,927 | 5.96 (4.74–8.67) | 2,900 | 2.56 (1.93–3.51) | 2,898 | 1.26 (0.95–1.62) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 24 | 16,484 | 18.09 (6.15–20.46) | 16,472 | 23.90 (13.93–28.20) | 16,482 | 11.27 (5.00–14.98) | |
| South Asia | Afghanistan | 58 | 46,397 | 7.23 (5.50–9.37) | 46,268 | 15.08 (12.14–23.14) | 46,326 | 9.54 (6.90–14.26) |
| Bangladesh | 42 | 20,002 | 13.10 (11.69–15.54) | 20,031 | 13.79 (8.96–17.61) | 20,061 | 5.91 (4.54–7.89) | |
| India | 8 | 3,597 | 23.76 (18.86–35.41) | 3,604 | 27.10 (16.65–30.58) | 3,604 | 11.19 (7.09–13.21) | |
| Nepal | 12 | 6,874 | 12.21 (6.40–17.91) | 6,885 | 19.83 (4.64–32.07) | 6,889 | 8.87 (2.64–16.63) | |
| Pakistan | 22 | 16,207 | 17.87 (11.83–20.85) | 16,228 | 19.26 (17.34–29.20) | 16,258 | 10.55 (8.49–17.07) | |
| REGION TOTAL | 142 | 93,077 | 11.69 (6.83–15.54) | 93,016 | 16.28 (11.43–23.14) | 93,138 | 8.48 (5.60–13.10) | |
| TOTAL | 882 | 622,308 | 10.57 (6.28–16.51) | 622,056 | 14.01 (8.81–19.95) | 622,877 | 7.27 (4.39–11.19) | |
MUAC Mid-upper arm circumference, MUACZ Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score, WHZ Weight-for-height Z-Score, IQR Interquartile ranges