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Child malnutrition in Hojai

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

Hojai ranks 10th of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, above Assam's 35%.

13%children under 5 wasted
28%children under 5 underweight
57%children 6-59 months anaemic
2.7%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Hojai against Assam and India

MeasureHojaiNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)39.3%–35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)12.7%–21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted4.6%–9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight28.4%–32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6%–4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic56.8%–68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic56.3%–65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)19.3%–17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet2.7%–8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed64.3%–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 Hojai?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Hojai district were stunted, 13% wasted and 28% underweight. Stunting is above Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Hojai?

NFHS-4 did not report Hojai 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 Hojai?

57% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Hojai were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 56% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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