Table 4.
Prevalences of global acute malnutrition produced by each indicator (WHZ, MUACZ and MUAC) by age group and by region
| Region | Median Prevalence WHZ < − 2 | Median Prevalence MUACZ<-2 | Median Prevalence MUAC < 125 mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 6–23 months [N] % (IQR) | Age 24–59 months [N] % (IQR) | Age 6–23 months [N] % (IQR) | Age 24–59 months [N] % (IQR) | Age 6–23 months [N] % (IQR) | Age 24–59 months [N] % (IQR) | |
| Latin America & Caribbean | [5,830] 5.65 (4.18–6.96) | [9,740] 3.21 (2.09–3.89) | [5,837] 4.88 (3.76–8.40) | [9,746] 6.29 (3.92–8.93) | [5,852] 5.51 (3.74–8.92) | [9,766] 1.48 (0.77–2.38) |
| Middle East & North Africa | [1,400] 2.11 (0.88–4.76) | [2,457] 1.60 (1.11–3.14) | [1,409] 3.45 (0.88–5.70) | [2,454] 0.95 (0.37–1.09) | [1,410] 2.76 (2.63–6.22) | [2,463] 0.47 (0.00–0.94) |
| West & Central Africa | [53,008] 12.10 (7.79–18.28) | [96,284] 7.42 (4.36–11.44) | [52,882] 12.75 (7.59–19.46) | [96,396] 12.45 (7.00–20.41) | [52,977] 13.96 (7.95–21.27) | [96,493] 2.75 (0.96–5.69) |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | [34,280] 9.42 (5.76–13.81) | [56,746] 6.81 (4.37–10.30) | [34,232] 15.86 (12.07–21.99) | [56,751] 16.31 (11.78–23.08) | [34,319] 17.84 (13.22–24.08) | [56,831] 5.01 (2.79–7.31) |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | [49,039] 10.60 (7.91–16.30) | [86,323] 9.36 (4.76–17.18) | [48,961] 9.77 (5.84–14.71) | [86,429] 11.43 (7.43–16.84) | [49,029] 10.76 (6.31–16.22) | [86,524] 1.76 (0.74–3.40) |
| Sudan | [39,888] 22.84 (16.76–29.68) | [77,752] 16.22 (10.52–19.38) | [39,607] 19.98 (14.26–25.91) | [77,864] 16.44 (12.06–20.68) | [39,685] 21.42 (16.36–29.41) | [77,908] 2.85 (1.80–5.12) |
| East Asia & Pacific | [5,757] 22.49 (10.58–27.10) | [10,727] 13.83 (4.18–16.72) | [5,728] 20.96 (10.91–26.57) | [10,744] 25.90 (14.14–29.72) | [5,733] 22.08 (9.72–30.67) | [10,749] 4.56 (1.61–6.90) |
| South Asia | [32,422] 14.82 (8.97–21.74) | [60,655] 8.48 (5.15–13.95) | [32,226] 17.49 (11.38–25.26) | [60,790] 15.18 (10.18–21.12) | [32,313] 18.47 (12.55–27.29) | [60,825] 3.06 (1.68–5.19) |
| TOTAL | [221,624] 12.72 (8.17–20.67) | [400,684] 8.73 (4.80–14.74) | [220,882] 13.92 (8.56–20.22) | [40,1174] 13.41 (8.56–20.22) | [221,318] 15.32 (9.17–22.80) | [401,559] 2.75 (1.31–5.01) |
MUAC Mid-upper arm circumference, MUACZ Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score, WHZ Weight-for-height Z-Score, IQR interquartile range