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Table 9 Acute malnutrition amongst children 6 to 59 months and under 2 years; MSF Walikale project, 2017

From: Mortality and health survey, Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017: an example of the use of survey data for humanitarian program planning

Level of malnutrition

All

Children under 2 years

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

Global acute malnutrition (MUAC < 125 mm or oedema)

23

2.5

1.6—3.9

9

3.8

1.9—7.5

Moderate acute malnutrition (MUAC 115 mm–124 mm)

19

2

1.2—3.4

7

3

1.3—6.6

Severe acute malnutrition (MUAC < 115 mm or oedema)

4

0.4

0.2—1.1

2

0.8

0.2—3.5