North East Nigeria Acute Malnutrition Prevalence from 2018 SMART Survey

July 2018 Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) prevalence data from a SMART survey at the Local Government Area (LGA) level in three crisis-affected states of north east Nigeria. The dataset was published by iMMAP Inc. and sourced from HDX. The abstract indicates the data results from Round V of the Nutrition and Food Security survey.

Use Cases

• Mapping malnutrition prevalence based on Local Government Area (LGA) level data
• Analyzing food security crisis impact based on SMART survey results
• Comparing Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) rates
• Modeling humanitarian aid needs for north east Nigeria based on 2018 survey data

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a standardized SMART survey methodology.
• Provides granular Local Government Area (LGA) level coverage for three states.
• Includes both Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) prevalence metrics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single survey round in July 2018; temporal coverage is limited.

Provenance

Source

iMMAP Inc., via HDX.

Collection Method

Round V of the Nutrition and Food Security SMART survey.

Time Range

July 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-12 18:40:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Local Government Areas (LGAs) in three crisis-affected states of north east Nigeria.