Severe acute malnutrition in infants, children or adolescents (Q54599)

For children aged 6 months to 5 years of age (6 to 60 completed months), severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as severe wasting and/or mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) less than 115 mm and/or bilateral pitting oedema. For children under 6 months, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as severe wasting and/or bilateral pitting oedema. For children aged 5 to 19 years (61 to 228 completed months), severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as severe wasting and/or bilateral pitting oedema.