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Child malnutrition in Anand

38%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Anand ranks 15th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%. It fell 9.8 points since NFHS-4.

29%children under 5 wasted
47%children under 5 underweight
78%children 6-59 months anaemic
12%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Anand against Gujarat and India

MeasureAnandNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)38.4%48.2%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)28.6%21.7%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted10.9%7.4%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight46.6%41.3%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.8%0.7%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic78.4%59.7%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic66.4%50.4%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)32%36%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet11.5%3.4%5.9%11.3%

Child stunting in Gujarat's districts

  1. 1Dahod55%
  2. 2Patan51%
  3. 3Chhota Udaipur49%
  4. 4Narmada47%
  5. 5Aravali47%
  6. 6Panchmahal47%
  7. 7Gir Somnath44%
  8. 8Mahisagar43%
  9. 9Vadodara42%
  10. 10Tapi42%
  11. 11Bharuch41%
  12. 12Surendranagar39%
  13. 13Banaskantha39%
  14. 14Rajkot39%
  15. 15Anand38%
  16. 16Gandhinagar38%
  17. 17Valsad38%
  18. 18The Dangs38%
  19. 19Kachchh38%
  20. 20Junagadh37%
  21. 21Kheda37%
  22. 22Sabarkantha37%
  23. 23Navsari37%
  24. 24Surat36%
  25. 25Ahmedabad36%
  26. 26Amreli35%
  27. 27Morbi33%
  28. 28Bhavnagar33%
  29. 29Botad32%
  30. 30Mahesana31%
  31. 31Devbhumi Dwarka30%
  32. 32Jamnagar28%
  33. 33Porbandar18%

Water in Anand

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

Groundwater in AnandRainfall in AnandWater table in Anand

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Anand?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 38% of children under five in Anand district were stunted, 29% wasted and 47% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Anand?

Stunting in Anand fell from 48% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 38% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 9.8 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 Anand?

78% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Anand were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 66% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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