Table 2 Descriptive overview of study settings

Population, in millions¹

21.5

191

14.7

12.6

Gross national income per capita (current intn’l $)¹

1000

5710

–

1440

Under-5 mortality rate¹

91

104

133

91

Children < 5 stunted (%)²

42

44

25.3 (2009)

31 (2010)

Children < 5 wasted (%)²

10.3

10.8

15 (2009)

22.7 (2010)

Children < 5 underweight (%)²

31.7

31.5

23 (2009)

27.6 (2010)

Emergency context (at time of data collection)

Boko Haram insurgency in eastern Diffa state & unrest along on the Malian border are causing displacement and insecurity. Drought and poverty also habitually threaten food security.

Boko Haram insurgency in country’s northeast states since 2009. Over 2.5 M people internally displaced. High rates of MAM.

Civil war since 1991 concentrated in the south, which has killed half a million people. Groups including Al-Shabaab complicate this protracted conflict.

Civil war since 2013 following South Sudan’s independence. Fighting between government and opposition forces. Highly chaotic war causing prolonged food insecurity and extreme poverty.