) whether the Government has reviewed the status of malnutrition existing throughout the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
) whether the Government has reviewed the status of malnutrition existing throughout the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) to (c) As per the report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4, 2015-16, 35.7% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 38.4% are stunted indicating a reduction from the previous data captured in NFHS – 3, 2005-06, which reported 42.5% children under 5 years of age as underweight and 48% stunted.
However, the recently released report of NFHS-5 (2019-20) is available only for 22 States/UTs. The State/UT wise details of stunting, wasting and underweight among children under 5 years as per NFHS-4 & NFHS-5 is annexed.
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Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.822 for 23.07.2021 by Shrimati Rama Devi regarding Status of Malnutrition.
S.No. State/UT Stunting Wasting Underweight
NFHS-4 NFHS-5 NFHS-4 NFHS-5 NFHS-4 NFHS-5
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 23.3 22.5 18.9 16 21.6 23.7
2 Andhra Pradesh 31.4 31.2 17.2 16.1 31.9 29.6
3 Arunachal Pradesh 29.4 - 17.3 - 19.4 -
4 Assam 36.4 35.3 17 21.7 29.8 32.8
5 Bihar 48.3 42.9 20.8 22.9 43.9 41
6 Chandigarh 28.7 - 10.9 - 24.5 -
7 Chhattisgarh 37.6 - 23.1 - 37.7 -
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu 37.2 39.4 26.7 21.6 35.8 38.7
9 Delhi 31.9 - 15.9 - 27 -
10 Goa 20.1 25.8 21.9 19.1 23.8 24
11 Gujarat 38.5 39 26.4 25.1 39.3 39.7
12 Haryana 34 - 21.2 - 29.4 -
13 Himachal Pradesh 26.3 30.8 13.7 17.4 21.2 25.5
14 Jammu & Kashmir 27.4 26.9 12.2 19 16.6 21
15 Jharkhand 45.3 - 29 - 47.8 -
16 Karnataka 36.2 35.4 26.1 19.5 35.2 32.9
17 Kerala 19.7 23.4 15.7 15.8 16.1 19.7
18 Ladakh 26.8 32 13.7 17.4 23.6 25.8
19 Lakshadweep 30.9 30.5 9.3 17.5 18.7 20.4
20 Madhya Pradesh 42 - 25.8 - 42.8 -
21 Maharashtra 34.4 35.2 25.6 25.6 36 36.1
22 Manipur 43.8 46.5 15.3 12.1 28.9 26.6
23 Meghalaya 28.9 23.4 6.8 9.9 13.8 13.3
24 Mizoram 28.1 28.9 6.1 9.8 12 12.7
25 Nagaland 28.6 32.7 11.3 19.1 16.7 26.9
26 Orissa 34.1 - 20.4 - 34.4 -
27 Puducherry 24 - 23.8 - 22.7 -
28 Punjab 25.7 - 15.6 - 21.6 -
29 Rajasthan 39.1 - 23 - 36.7 -
30 Sikkim 29.6 22.3 14.2 13.7 14.2 13.1
31 Tamil Nadu 27.1 - 19.7 - 23.8 -
32 Telangana 28 33.1 18.1 21.7 28.4 31.8
33 Tripura 24.3 32.3 16.8 18.2 24.1 25.6
34 Uttar Pradesh 46.3 - 17.9 - 39.5 -
35 Uttarakhand 33.5 - 19.5 - 26.6 -
36 West Bengal 32.5 33.8 20.3 20.3 31.6 32.2