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Child malnutrition in Barpeta

30%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Barpeta ranks 25th of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, below Assam's 35%. It fell 11.9 points since NFHS-4.

20%children under 5 wasted
26%children under 5 underweight
64%children 6-59 months anaemic
5.5%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Barpeta against Assam and India

MeasureBarpetaNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)29.8%41.7%35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)19.5%16.6%21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.5%5.8%9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight26.2%33.1%32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6.1%1.9%4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic63.5%30.2%68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic64.8%35.5%65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)14.6%26.5%17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet5.5%9.7%8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed62.9%56.7%63.6%63.7%

Child stunting in Assam's districts

  1. 1Dhubri49%
  2. 2Bongaigaon46%
  3. 3Morigaon43%
  4. 4Hailakandi43%
  5. 5Biswanath43%
  6. 6Chirang43%
  7. 7Darrang42%
  8. 8Baksa41%
  9. 9West Karbi Anglong41%
  10. 10Hojai39%
  11. 11Charaideo39%
  12. 12Goalpara39%
  13. 13Nagaon39%
  14. 14South Salmara Mancachar39%
  15. 15Jorhat39%
  16. 16Lakhimpur39%
  17. 17Dhemaji37%
  18. 18Sonitpur37%
  19. 19Majuli35%
  20. 20Kokrajhar35%
  21. 21Udalguri34%
  22. 22Tinsukia33%
  23. 23Karbi Anglong32%
  24. 24Dima Hasao31%
  25. 25Barpeta30%
  26. 26Karimganj29%
  27. 27Cachar29%
  28. 28Nalbari28%
  29. 29Dibrugarh27%
  30. 30Golaghat26%
  31. 31Sivasagar26%
  32. 32Kamrup Metropolitan25%
  33. 33Kamrup23%

Water in Barpeta

Groundwater, rain and the water table shape what farms in Barpeta can grow and what families can drink.

Groundwater in BarpetaRainfall in BarpetaWater table in Barpeta

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Barpeta?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 30% of children under five in Barpeta district were stunted, 20% wasted and 26% underweight. Stunting is below Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Barpeta?

Stunting in Barpeta fell from 42% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 30% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 11.9 points. District estimates come from a few hundred children each, so a change of a few points can be chance.

How many children are anaemic in Barpeta?

64% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Barpeta were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 65% of women aged 15 to 49.

Is there malnutrition data for my town or neighbourhood in Barpeta?

No survey publishes child nutrition below the district, so every town, village and neighbourhood in Barpeta shares these figures. The local anganwadi keeps growth records for the children it serves.

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21, IIPS and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, district factsheet, tabulated by pratapvardhan/NFHS-5 (CC BY 4.0). All of Assam.