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Child malnutrition in Arunachal Pradesh

28%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Arunachal Pradesh ranks 24th of 36 states and union territories for child stunting, highest first; India's figure is 36%. In towns it is 28%, in villages 28%.

13%children under 5 wasted

15%children under 5 underweight

57%children 6-59 months anaemic

22%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Arunachal Pradesh in NFHS-5, town and village

Measure	Arunachal Pradesh	Urban	Rural	NFHS-4	India
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)	28%	28.4%	27.9%	29.4%	35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)	13.1%	10.1%	13.6%	17.3%	19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted	6.5%	4.7%	6.8%	8%	7.7%
Children under 5 underweight	15.4%	13.1%	15.8%	19.4%	32.1%
Children under 5 overweight	9.7%	9.6%	9.7%	4.9%	3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic	56.6%	52.8%	57.1%	54.2%	67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic	40.3%	36.5%	41%	43.2%	57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)	5.7%	5.6%	5.7%	8.5%	18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet	22%	25.7%	21.4%	14%	11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed	63.4%	66.2%	62.9%	57%	63.7%

Child stunting by district in Arunachal Pradesh

NFHS-5 surveyed all 8 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, but their factsheets are not yet in the open tabulation these pages read, so the figures above, for the state as a whole, are the closest available for any district or city in it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Arunachal Pradesh?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 28% of children under five in Arunachal Pradesh were stunted, 13% wasted and 15% underweight, against 36%, 19% and 32% for India.

Is malnutrition falling in Arunachal Pradesh?

Stunting fell from 29% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 28% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 1.4 points.

Which district of Arunachal Pradesh has the most malnutrition?

NFHS-5 measured every district, but Arunachal Pradesh's district factsheets have not been tabulated in the open dataset these pages use yet, so this page shows the state's figures, the nearest level available.

How many children are anaemic in Arunachal Pradesh?

57% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Arunachal Pradesh were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 40% of women aged 15 to 49.

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21, IIPS and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.