COPING WITH NATURAL DISASTERS: THE ROLE OF LOCAL HEALTH PERSONNEL AND THE COMMUNITY

( By A Working Guide (WHO - OMS, 1989) )

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Annex 3.Arm-circumference-for-height, young children (both sexes)1, 2



































































































































































































































































































Height (cm)


Standard arm circumference (cm)


90% standard


85% standard


80% standard


75% standard


70% standard


60% standard


54


11.1


10.0


9.4


8.9


8.3


7.8


6.7


56


11.6


104


9.9


9.3


8.7


8.1


7.0


58


12.2


11.0


10.4


9.8


9.1


8.5


7.3


60


13.0


11.7


11.0


10.4


9.7


9.1


7.8


62


13.9


12.5


11.8


11.1


10.4


9.7


8.3


64


14.2


128


12.1


11.4


10.6


9.9


8.5


66


14.4


13.0


12.2


11.5


10.8


10.1


8.6


68


14.8


13.3


12.6


11.8


11.1


10.4


8.9


70


15.4


13.9


13.1


12.3


11.5


10.8


9.2


72


15.6


14.0


13.3


12.5


11.7


10.9


9.4


74


15.7


14.1


13.3


12.6


11.8


11.0


9.4


76


15.8


14.2


13.4


12.6


11.8


11.1


9.5


78


159


14.3


13.5


12.7


11.9


11.1


9.5


80


15.9


14.3


13.5


12.7


11.9


11.1


9.5


82


15.9


14.3


13.5


12.7


11.9


11.1


9.5


84


16.0


14.4


13.6


12.8


12.0


11.2


9.6


86


16.1


14.5


13.7


12.9


12.1


11.3


9.7


88


16.2


14.6


13.8


12.9


12.1


11.3


9.7


90


16.2


14.6


13.8


13.0


12.1


11.3


9.7


92


16.3


14.7


13.9


13.0


12.2


11.4


9.8


94


16.4


14.8


13.9


13.1


12.3


11.5


9.8


96


16.5


14.9


14.0


132


12.4


11.5


9.9


98


16.6


14.9


14.1


13.3


12.4


11.6


10.0


100


16.7


15.0


14.2


13.4


12.5


11.7


10.0


102


16.8


15.1


14.3


13.4


12.6


11.8


10.1


104


16.9


15.2


14.4


13.5


12.7


11.8


10.1


106


17.1


15.4


14.5


13.7


12.8


12.0


10.3


108


17.3


15.6


14.7


13.8


13.0


12.1


10.4


110


17.4


15.7


14.8


13.9


13.1


12.2


10.4


112


17.6


15.8


15.0


14.0


13.2


12.3


10.6


114


17.8


16.0


15.1


14.2


13.3


12.5


10.7


1 From DE VILLE DE GOYET, C., SEAMAN, J. & GEIJER, U. The management of nutritional emergencies in large populations. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1978.

2 This method is not used by the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for its assessment of nutritional status because it is more reliable as a means of measuring malnutrition.

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