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Child malnutrition in Charaideo

39%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Charaideo ranks 11th of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, above Assam's 35%.

24%children under 5 wasted
35%children under 5 underweight
70%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.9%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Charaideo against Assam and India

MeasureCharaideoNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)39%–35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)23.5%–21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.3%–9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight34.8%–32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight4%–4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic69.7%–68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic72.3%–65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)24.7%–17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.9%–8%11.3%

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 Charaideo?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Charaideo district were stunted, 24% wasted and 35% underweight. Stunting is above Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Charaideo?

NFHS-4 did not report Charaideo 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 Charaideo?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Charaideo were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 72% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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