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Child malnutrition in Banaskantha

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

Banaskantha ranks 13th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, level with Gujarat's 39%. It fell 1.7 points since NFHS-4.

26%children under 5 wasted
44%children under 5 underweight
79%children 6-59 months anaemic
3.8%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Banaskantha against Gujarat and India

MeasureBanaskanthaNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)39%40.7%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)25.5%21.6%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted8.5%8.5%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight44.1%43.1%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.2%0.7%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic79%57.2%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic60%50%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)36.7%38.4%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet3.8%7.6%5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed57.5%47.4%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 Banaskantha

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

Groundwater in BanaskanthaRainfall in BanaskanthaWater table in Banaskantha

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Banaskantha?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Banaskantha district were stunted, 26% wasted and 44% underweight. Stunting is level with Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Banaskantha?

Stunting in Banaskantha fell from 41% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 39% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 1.7 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 Banaskantha?

79% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Banaskantha were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 60% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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