Acute malnutrition among children under 5

Last updated: Sep 23, 2026

Acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age, by level of malnutrition

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From Jan 2015 to Jan 2025
28 countries

1,493 data points

Time periodSort Time period ascending	RegionSort Region ascending	CountrySort Country ascending	Population typeSort Population type ascending	BreakdownSort Breakdown ascending	AgeSort Age ascending	Admin 1Sort Admin 1 ascending	Admin 2Sort Admin 2 ascending	Pop. placeSort Pop. place ascending	Region of originSort Region of origin ascending	Country of originSort Country of origin ascending	NationalitySort Nationality ascending	SettingSort Setting ascending	Other disaggregationSort Other disaggregation ascending	ValueSort Value ascending
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Northern	Terego	Imvepi Settlement	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.5
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Northern	Yumbe	Bidibidi	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	8.3
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Northern	Yumbe	Bidibidi	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	6.9
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Northern	Yumbe	Bidibidi	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.4
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	5.354
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	4.299
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	1.046
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Nakivale	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.1
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Nakivale	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	0.8
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Nakivale	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	0.3
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Oruchinga	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	2.2
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Oruchinga	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Western	Isingiro	Oruchinga	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.2
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Western	Kamwenge	Rwamwanja	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	6.9
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Western	Kamwenge	Rwamwanja	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	5.7
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Western	Kamwenge	Rwamwanja	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.1
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Western	Kikuube	Kyangwali	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	1.2
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	MAM	6–59 months	Western	Kikuube	Kyangwali	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	0.9
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	SAM	6–59 months	Western	Kikuube	Kyangwali	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	0.2
2020	Eastern and Southern Africa	Uganda	Refugees and asylum-seekers	GAM	6–59 months	Western	Kiryandongo	Kiryandongo	Total	Total	Total	In settlement	Total	3.7

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