TABLE 6. Prevalence of acute undernutrition (<80% of median weight-for-height) among children <5 years of age in famine-affected populations =================================================================================================== Population Prevalence (%) Dates (ref) Affected region affected acute undernutrition --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 (23) Mauritania 1,600,000 11.6-22.5% 1984-85 (24) Niger (5,400,000)* 9.8-13.7% 1985 (25) Burkina Faso (7,200,000)* 5.7-10.6% 1985 (26) Chad (4,500,000)* 25.8-56.0% 1985 (27) Somalia unspecified 11.2-23.5% 1990 (28) Haiti unspecified 4.2% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Population given is national population. ===================================================================================================