3.5. Nutrition
Summary
Sudan ranks among the top four countries in the world with the highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM), with pre-conflict rates of 13.6 percent. Recent[1] SMART surveys show further deterioration in the nutrition situation, with 30 per cent of the 38 validated SMART surveys reporting GAM prevalence of 15 per cent and above the WHO emergency threshold, out of which three surveys recorded GAM of 30 per cent, which is the famine threshold. The nutrition outlook is projected to further deteriorate in 2025 due to expanding conflict, food security decline, compromised health and WASH services, and prolonged and recent displacements.