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Child malnutrition in Nagaon

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

Nagaon ranks 13th of 33 districts in Assam for child stunting, highest first, above Assam's 35%.

19%children under 5 wasted
32%children under 5 underweight
69%children 6-59 months anaemic
8.6%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Nagaon against Assam and India

MeasureNagaonNFHS-4AssamIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)38.9%–35.3%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)19.4%–21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted5.2%–9.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight32.4%–32.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight7.4%–4.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic68.6%–68.4%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic61%–65.9%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)21.5%–17.6%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet8.6%–8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed67.5%–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 Nagaon

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

Groundwater in NagaonRainfall in NagaonWater table in Nagaon

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Nagaon?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Nagaon district were stunted, 19% wasted and 32% underweight. Stunting is above Assam's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Nagaon?

NFHS-4 did not report Nagaon in the same form, so there is no like-for-like change.

How many children are anaemic in Nagaon?

69% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nagaon were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 61% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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