Table 1 The regions, countries and numbers of surveys and children analysed
Region | Country | Surveys No | Total children | Age % <26.5Â months | Age % >26.5Â months | Height % <88.5Â cm | Height % >88.5Â cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latin America | Guatemala | 2 | 1 393 | 44.7 | 55.3 | 74.4 | 25.6 |
Northern Asia | Tajikistan | 5 | 4 446 | 45.1 | 54.8 | 63.6 | 36.4 |
East Africa | Malawi | 34 | 20 014 | 44.4 | 55.6 | 72.1 | 27.9 |
East Africa | Mozambique | 14 | 3 828 | 46.2 | 53.8 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
East Africa | Rwanda | 22 | 11 968 | 36.1 | 63.8 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
Northern Asia | Afghanistan | 55 | 46 217 | 40.9 | 59.1 | 66.4 | 33.6 |
Middle Africa | Angola | 45 | 37 610 | 34.9 | 65.1 | 58.7 | 41.3 |
East Africa | Burundi | 32 | 20 729 | 37.7 | 62.3 | 67.5 | 32.5 |
West Africa | Sierra Leone | 71 | 56 482 | 41.7 | 58.3 | 61.7 | 38.3 |
East Africa | Zambia | 6 | 3 447 | 41.0 | 59.0 | 61.6 | 38.4 |
East Africa | Uganda | 83 | 51 526 | 46.7 | 53.3 | 64.4 | 35.6 |
East Africa | Tanzania | 13 | 6 735 | 31.1 | 68.9 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
East Africa | Madagascar | 6 | 4 092 | 42.5 | 57.5 | 62.2 | 37.8 |
West Africa | Ivory Coast | 6 | 7 593 | 43.5 | 56.5 | 64.8 | 35.2 |
Middle Africa | DRC | 208 | 180 795 | 43.9 | 56.1 | 68.3 | 31.7 |
West Africa | Liberia | 76 | 50 409 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 42.3 |
Caribbean | Haiti | 45 | 35 675 | 42.7 | 57.3 | 60.1 | 39.9 |
East Africa | Eritrea | 2 | 1 597 | 35.9 | 64.1 | 50.5 | 49.5 |
Middle Africa | CAR | 49 | 36 527 | 43.7 | 56.3 | 64.3 | 35.7 |
South Asia | Myanmar | 15 | 11 144 | 43.3 | 56.7 | 69.3 | 30.7 |
West Africa | Guinea | 17 | 12 691 | 44.0 | 56.0 | 63.9 | 36.1 |
South Asia | Pakistan | 27 | 24 494 | 38.5 | 61.5 | 61.2 | 38.8 |
South Asia | Nepal | 7 | 4 313 | 42.5 | 57.5 | 71.0 | 29.0 |
West Africa | Nigeria | 45 | 29 769 | 42.8 | 57.2 | 62.3 | 37.7 |
East Africa | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 332 | 43.2 | 56.8 | 69.8 | 30.2 |
East Africa | Ethiopia | 73 | 63 858 | 36.0 | 64.0 | 52.9 | 47.1 |
Sahel | Niger | 38 | 46 784 | 45.3 | 54.7 | 66.6 | 33.4 |
South Asia | Bangladesh | 30 | 18 304 | 36.8 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 36.5 |
Sahel | Somalia | 102 | 75 717 | 40.8 | 59.2 | 54.4 | 45.6 |
Sahel | Chad | 128 | 90 615 | 41.9 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 41.9 |
South Asia | Timor | 3 | 1 673 | 38.7 | 61.3 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
Middle Africa | Cameroun | 9 | 5 938 | 37.0 | 63.0 | 60.9 | 39.1 |
Sahel | South Sudan | 198 | 140 046 | 44.1 | 55.9 | 52.1 | 47.9 |
West Africa | Benin | 7 | 7 823 | 40.9 | 59.1 | 60.4 | 39.6 |
South Asia | India | 9 | 5 649 | 39.3 | 60.7 | 63.2 | 36.8 |
Sahel | Sudan | 86 | 71 796 | 37.2 | 62.8 | 51.8 | 48.2 |
West Africa | Burkina Faso | 67 | 41 244 | 44.4 | 55.6 | 64.4 | 35.6 |
Sahel | Mali | 15 | 19 668 | 43.7 | 56.3 | 58.8 | 41.2 |
Sahel | Mauritania | 51 | 40 434 | 44.1 | 55.9 | 57.2 | 42.8 |
West Africa | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2 414 | 45.5 | 54.5 | 61.6 | 38.4 |
West Africa | Togo | 14 | 6 502 | 42.0 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 41.9 |
South Asia | Thailand | 2 | 1 797 | 41.8 | 58.2 | 63.0 | 37.0 |
East Africa | Kenya | 49 | 33 445 | 41.1 | 58.9 | 51.3 | 48.7 |
West Africa | Gambia | 8 | 6 730 | 42.3 | 57.7 | 57.0 | 43.0 |
South Asia | Philippines | 7 | 3 905 | 39.0 | 60.9 | 63.3 | 36.7 |
South Asia | Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 576 | 39.6 | 60.4 | 56.4 | 43.6 |
Sahel | Senegal | 39 | 30 324 | 43.4 | 56.6 | 55.8 | 44.2 |
Total | 47 | 1 832 | 1 384 068 | 41.3 ± 3.4 | 58.7 ± 3.4 | 61.4 ± 5.6 | 38.6 ± 5.6 |
Caribbean | Â | 45 | 35 675 | 42.7 | 57.3 | 60.1 | 39.9 |
East Africa |  | 337 | 222 571 | 40.2 ± 4.8 | 59.8 ± 4.8 | 61.1 ± 7.2 | 38.9 ± 7.2 |
Latin America | Â | 2 | 1 393 | 44.7 | 55.3 | 74.4 | 25.6 |
Middle Africa |  | 311 | 260 870 | 39.9 ± 4.6 | 60.1 ± 4.6 | 63.1 ± 4.2 | 36.9 ± 4.2 |
Northern Asia |  | 60 | 50 663 | 43 ± 2.9 | 57 ± 3 | 65 ± 2 | 35 ± 2 |
Sahel |  | 657 | 515 384 | 42.5 ± 2.6 | 57.5 ± 2.6 | 56.8 ± 4.7 | 43.2 ± 4.7 |
South Asia |  | 105 | 75 855 | 39.9 ± 2.1 | 60 ± 2.1 | 63.2 ± 4.6 | 36.8 ± 4.6 |
West Africa |  | 315 | 221 657 | 42.4 ± 2.2 | 57.5 ± 2.2 | 61.2 ± 2.8 | 38.8 ± 2.8 |
Additional surveys with total number of GAM children <75 | |||||||
South Asia | Indonesia | 1 | 371 | 52.8 | 46.7 | 71.7 | 28.3 |
Middle Africa | Congo-B | 1 | 870 | 43.7 | 56.3 | 58.0 | 42.0 |
Latin America | Nicaragua | 2 | 962 | 33.8 | 66.3 | 56.9 | 43.1 |
Europe | Albania | 1 | 892 | 41.1 | 58.9 | 46.9 | 53.1 |
Europe | Macedonia | 1 | 845 | 40.7 | 59.3 | 45.7 | 54.3 |
Europe | Kosovar | 1 | 912 | 37.4 | 62.6 | 43.0 | 57.0 |
Latin America | Venezuela | 3 | 1 771 | 39.3 | 60.7 | 50.5 | 49.5 |
Middle East | Syria | 1 | 522 | 39.6 | 60.4 | 49.9 | 50.1 |