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Child malnutrition in Botad

32%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Botad ranks 29th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%.

26%children under 5 wasted
32%children under 5 underweight
76%children 6-59 months anaemic
8.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Botad against Gujarat and India

MeasureBotadNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)32.2%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)26%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted9.6%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight32.3%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.8%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic75.5%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic58.8%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)19.6%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet8.1%–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 Botad

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

Groundwater in BotadRainfall in Botad

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Botad?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 32% of children under five in Botad district were stunted, 26% wasted and 32% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Botad?

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

How many children are anaemic in Botad?

76% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Botad were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 59% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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