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Child malnutrition in Aravali

47%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Aravali ranks 5th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, above Gujarat's 39%.

29%children under 5 wasted
47%children under 5 underweight
90%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.4%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Aravali against Gujarat and India

MeasureAravaliNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)47.1%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)29%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted9.3%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight47.2%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.3%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic89.5%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic77.3%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)34.4%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.4%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed51%–65%63.7%

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 Aravali

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

Groundwater in AravaliRainfall in Aravali

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Aravali?

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

Is child malnutrition falling in Aravali?

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

How many children are anaemic in Aravali?

90% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Aravali were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 77% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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