First Needs Assessment Reporting Template
Reference values in health emergency
The following table of reference values aims at helping in the interpretation of the findings from the rapid health assessment and in drawing the conclusions and recommendations for the first sitrep. The values are presented according to the specific items of the sitrep template[1]
| Sitrep item; indicator | Reference values | |
| 2.3: age breakdown [2] | 0-4 years | 12.40% |
| 5-9 years | 11.70% | |
| 10-14 years | 10.50% | |
| 15-19 years | 9.50% | |
| 20-59 years | 48.60% | |
| pregnant | 2.40% | |
| 3.1: CMR | > 1 X 10,000 per day | |
| > 2 x 10,000 per day : critical | ||
| 3.1: under-5 mortality rate | > 2 x 10,000 per day | |
| > 4 x 10,000 per day: critical | ||
| 3.1 Common causes of morbidity: expected attack rates in emergencies | ||
| ARI in children <5 | 10 % per month in cold weather | |
| Diarrhoeal diseases in childern <5 | 50 % per month | |
| Malaria, in non-immune population | 50 % per month | |
| 3.1 Malnutrition: - individual level, total | ||
| Children 6-59.9 months | <- 2Z scores WfH or 80% | |
| - individual level, moderate | ||
| Children 6-59.9 moths | <- 3Z to <2Z scores WfH or medien | |
| - individual level, severe | ||
| Children 6-59.9 months | <- 3Z to <2Z scores WfH or medien | |
| - severity (aggregate level) for under-5 | Serious: 10-14% below median or -2Z scores | |
| Critical: => 15 % of global malnutrition | ||
| - growth faltering rate in under-5 | 30 % of monitored children | |
| - low wight at birth (<2.5 kg) | 7 % of live births | |
| 4.1 Water | ||
| - quantity | 15 litres per person per day | |
| - access | 1 water point per 250 people | |
| - distance | no more than 500 meters | |
| - quality | no more than 10 faecal coliforms per 100 ml at the point of delivery | |
| - storage | for household: 2 water | |
| - facilities | 1 washing basin per 100 | |
| 4.2 Excreta disposal | ||
| - access to toilets | no more than 20 people per toilets no more than 50 metres from housing | |
| toilets segregated by sex | ||
| 4.3 Food | ||
| - food aid requirements | 2,100 Kcals per person per 10-12% of total energy by protein | |
| 4.4 Shelter | ||
| - covered area | 3.5-4.5 m2 per person | |
| 4.5 Soap | ||
| - availability | 250 gr per person per month | |
| 4.6 Fuel for cooking | ||
| - availability | 15 kg of firewood per household per day | |
| 6.1 Measles coverage | ||
| - coverage | 90 % for 6m-12y | |
[1] A more complete list of reference values, as well as a discussion on their use and limitations, is given by the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, the Sphere Project. Reference values for rapid health assessment are presented in the following WHO documents: Rapid Health Assessment Protocols for Emergencies and the Handbook for emergency Field Operations.
[2] The demographic profile can vary largely across populations; the following breakdown is from WFP, UNHCR and WHO. This average profile should be cross-checked with local estimates, if available.