The first ever IPC acute malnutrition analysis of Haiti found that nearly 277,000 children aged 6 to 59 months are facing or expected to face acute malnutrition between December 2023 and November 2024, including 125,000 children who are severely malnourished.

Of the 10 departments and municipalities that were included in the analysis, IPC AMN Phase 4 (Critical) was observed in Commune of Croix de Bouquets. The municipalities of Delmas, Cabaret and Fonds Verrettes were classified in IPC AMN Phase 3 (Serious), while 1 department and 21 municipalities were classified in IPC AMN Phase 2 (Alert).

In the projection period of June to November 2024, the nutritional situation will experience a very marked deterioration with the Commune of Croix de Bouquets remaining in a Critical situation (IPC AMN Phase 4) as well as 8 municipalities (Caracol, Carice, Quanaminthe, Bainet, Belle Anse, Jacmel, La Vallée and Cité Soleil) and 1 Department (Artibonite) which will switch from from Alert (IPC AMN Phase 2) to Serious (IPC AMN Phase 3).

The major contributing factor to the acute malnutrition situation is the consequences of the security crisis on the nutritional situation throughout the country, along with recurrent epidemics of cholera, very high prevalence of child morbidity, poor quality of food intake as well as bad IYCF practices (in particular AME), bad hygienic conditions and low coverage of access to drinking water. Moreover, the food insecurity remains very high due to the combined effects of insecurity and climate shocks and the economic crisis.