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Child malnutrition in Biswanath

43%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Biswanath ranks 5th of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, above Assam's 35%.

27%children under 5 wasted
41%children under 5 underweight
80%children 6-59 months anaemic
15%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Biswanath against Assam and India

MeasureBiswanathNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)42.7%–35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.1%–21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted13.7%–9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight41%–32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.3%–4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic79.8%–68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic64.4%–65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)22%–17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet14.5%–8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed68%–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%

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Biswanath?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 43% of children under five in Biswanath district were stunted, 27% wasted and 41% underweight. Stunting is above Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Biswanath?

NFHS-4 did not report Biswanath in the same form, often because the district was created or redrawn since, so there is no like-for-like change.

How many children are anaemic in Biswanath?

80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Biswanath were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 64% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

No survey publishes child nutrition below the district, so every town, village and neighbourhood in Biswanath 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.