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Child malnutrition in Kamrup Metropolitan

25%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Kamrup Metropolitan ranks 32nd of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, below Assam's 35%. It rose 0.8 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
25%children under 5 underweight
80%children 6-59 months anaemic
1.0%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Kamrup Metropolitan against Assam and India

MeasureKamrup MetropolitanNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)25.4%24.6%35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)18.2%11%21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.3%2.4%9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight25%23.2%32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight8.7%2%4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic80.4%34.5%68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic74.6%53.8%65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)12.6%17.3%17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet1%11%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%

Water in Kamrup Metropolitan

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

Groundwater in Kamrup MetropolitanRainfall in Kamrup Metropolitan

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Kamrup Metropolitan?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 25% of children under five in Kamrup Metropolitan district were stunted, 18% wasted and 25% underweight. Stunting is below Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Kamrup Metropolitan?

Stunting in Kamrup Metropolitan rose from 25% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 25% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 0.8 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 Kamrup Metropolitan?

80% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kamrup Metropolitan were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 75% of women aged 15 to 49.

Is there malnutrition data for my town or neighbourhood in Kamrup Metropolitan?

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