Agency | Assumed baseline | Emergency threshold |
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Centres for Disease Control, Medecins Sans Frontiers Epicentre | Fixed at: CMR: 0.5 per 10,000 per day Under 5 MR: 1 per 10,000 per day | Emergency if: CMR: >1 per 10,000 per day Under 5 MR: >2 per 10,000 per day |
UNHCR | Fixed at: CMR: 0.5 per 10,000 per day Under 5 MR: 1 per 10,000 per day | Definitions*: CMR: >1 per 10,000 per day 'very serious' CMR: >2 per 10,000 per day 'out of control' CMR: >5 per 10,000 per day 'major catastrophe' * Double each count for <5 MR |
Sphere project | Context specific CMR (<5 MR) Sub-Saharan Africa: 0.44 (1.14) Latin America: 0.16 (0.19) South Asia: 0.25 (0.59) Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union: 0.30 (0.20) | Emergency if: CMR (<5 MR) Sub-Saharan Africa: 0.9 (2.3) Latin America: 0.3 (0.4) South Asia: 0.5 (1.2) Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union: 0.6 (0.4) |