Table 5.
Proportion (IQR) of acutely malnourished children 6–23 and 24–59 months of age diagnosed by each of three indicator pairs (MUACZ and WHZ, MUAC and MUACZ, MUAC and WHZ), by regiona
| Children 6 to 23 Months of Age | Children 24 to 59 Months of Age | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | N Children | Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) | N children | Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 491 | 33.33 (21.43–38.46) | 33.33 (20.00–50.00) | 33.33 (29.41–41.38) | 829 | 62.32 (53.33–72.86) | 15.71 (11.76–28.57) | 16.13 (11.43–23.19) |
| West & Central Africa | 10,873 | 28.89 (16.67–46.81) | 28.89 (17.24–46.67) | 36.84 (28.57–43.75) | 18,042 | 51.79 (38.46–64.75) | 16.07 (10.00–30.00) | 28.71 (22.22–36.62) |
| DRC | 6,875 | 53.70 (38.18–62.50) | 14.29 (8.70–23.21) | 30.43 (23.81–38.98) | 11,121 | 63.79 (53.95–71.57) | 10.20 (7.08–15.63) | 24.60 (17.50–30.67) |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 8,907 | 26.67 (15.79–41.03) | 41.15 (25.93–54.55) | 31.40 (20.83–39.53) | 16,805 | 43.39 (21.98–65.45) | 31.91 (14.10–46.97) | 25.00 (16.67–32.50) |
| Sudan | 12,016 | 20.23 (14.09–31.56) | 32.11 (23.80–40.00) | 45.82 (38.31–51.39) | 19,656 | 33.00 (24.59–45.26) | 27.86 (21.72–38.27) | 34.72 (30.04–39.78) |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1,564 | 25.21 (15.63–38.56) | 25.58 (18.34–49.48) | 37.22 (27.91–47.54) | 2,843 | 49.05 (36.18–66.87) | 12.74 (6.19–21.46) | 29.59 (17.49–44.38) |
| South Asia | 8,558 | 33.58 (18.52–50.98) | 27.64 (17.24–42.86) | 33.69 (24.73–43.86) | 13,073 | 55.46 (37.50–70.64) | 18.80 (9.76–27.27) | 24.66 (17.07–34.51) |
| TOTALb | 49,350 | 30.37 (17324–45.76) | 30.36 (16.95–45.61) | 35.78 (26.48–44.44) | 82,444 | 49.06 (31.58–65.88) | 19.96 (10.28–35.09) | 28.00 (19.35–35.53) |
| Region | N Children | Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) | Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) | N children | Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) | Median Percentage MUACZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 442 | 19.23 (14.29–25.00) | 16.00 (13.43–20.00) | 64.18 (54.55–71.43) | 688 | 0 | 76.67 (73.68–83.33) | 23.33 (16.67–26.32) |
| West & Central Africa | 9,686 | 16.67 (13.04–22.50) | 11.11 (7.14–15.79) | 71.67 (64.29–76.34) | 14,266 | 0 | 77.78 (70.97–85.71) | 22.22 (14.29–29.03) |
| DRC | 7,088 | 17.78 (13.64–21.43) | 10.39 (7.02–13.21) | 72.22 (65.63–77.02) | 9,890 | 0 | 72.97 (64.14–79.63) | 27.03 (20.37–35.86) |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 7,232 | 20.00 (14.29–27.27) | 11.76 (7.14–18.18) | 66.67 (57.58–74.03) | 11,976 | 0 | 83.89 (77.95–90.00) | 16.11 (10.00–22.05) |
| Sudan | 10,174 | 18.84 (13.68–23.61) | 9.52 (6.62–12.89) | 71.43 (66.26–76.30) | 14,266 | 0 | 80.90 (73.97–86.22) | 19.10 (13.78–26.03) |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1,366 | 17.70 (13.03–21.83) | 10.66 (5.41–17.03) | 72.54 (66.67–77.50) | 2,506 | 0 | 81.37 (75.42–87.39) | 18.63 (12.61–24.58) |
| South Asia | 7,876 | 18.37 (13.25–23.88) | 9.82 (7.14–14.29) | 71.06 (63.89–77.27) | 10,921 | 0 | 79.41 (72.34–86.11) | 19.10 (13.78–26.03) |
| TOTALb | 43,920 | 18.35 (13.64–24.32) | 10.71 (7.04–15.09) | 70.50 (63.08–76.19) | 65,347 | 0 | 80.00 (72.73–86.36) | 20.00 (13.64–27.27) |
| Region | N Children | Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) | Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) | N children | Median Percentage MUAC only (IQR) | Median Percentage WHZ only (IQR) | Median Percentage of both (IQR) |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 522 | 35.29 (26.32–38.46) | 28.13 (21.43–50.00) | 32.35 (23.08–41.67) | 395 | 16.67 (5.88–32.26) | 57.14 (47.62–73.91) | 21.43 (14.29–25.00) |
| West & Central Africa | 11,437 | 33.33 (17.39–48.48) | 25.76 (14.71–43.48) | 35.19 (27.03–44.44) | 10,384 | 13.16 (3.45–25.61) | 64.29 (47.80–82.81) | 17.39 (10.00–26.92) |
| DRC | 7,456 | 56.82 (41.18–67.27) | 13.33 (7.84–19.67) | 28.72 (21.95–38.17) | 5,784 | 24.32 (15.15–36.36) | 49.21 (36.17–58.82) | 25.58 (14.29–30.99) |
| Eastern & Southern Africa | 9,416 | 30.00 (19.29–44.44) | 35.76 (24.15–50.55) | 30.63 (22.50–38.64) | 10,538 | 6.49 (0.86–20.00) | 85.04 (61.29–93.33) | 7.69 (2.61–15.38) |
| Sudan | 12,696 | 25.00 (18.02–33.03) | 29.24 (20.47–37.28) | 45.63 (37.46–51.46) | 13,727 | 4.95 (2.78–10.22) | 81.90 (69.00–88.29) | 12.43 (8.67–19.33) |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1,610 | 30.35 (19.30–38.49) | 21.90 (17.34–47.93) | 41.49 (30.75–46.85) | 1,514 | 9.55 (3.34–27.92) | 70.71 (48.98–84.41) | 18.91 (8.45–27.21) |
| South Asia | 9,181 | 35.86 (24.62–53.85) | 24.05 (14.29–39.29) | 32.33 (23.81–43.20) | 6,971 | 13.25 (4.00–31.58) | 68.99 (47.62–82.05) | 15.38 (9.80–21.74) |
| TOTALb | 52,391 | 33.33 (20.50–48.28) | 26.92 (15.38–27.27) | 34.78 (25.49–44.19) | 49,375 | 11.11 (2.90–25.00) | 70.75 (50.00–86.68) | 14.03 (7.41–24.53) |
MUAC Mid-upper arm circumference, MUACZ Mid-upper arm circumference-for-age Z-score, WHZ Weight-for-height Z-Score, IQR interquartile range
aMedian of the survey-level percentage not pooled estimates; categories therefore do not add to 100%
bTotal category includes 3 surveys from the Middle East that aren’t presented by regional breakdown due to small number of surveys