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Child malnutrition in Chhota Udaipur

49%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Chhota Udaipur ranks 3rd of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, above Gujarat's 39%.

28%children under 5 wasted
48%children under 5 underweight
88%children 6-59 months anaemic
2.4%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Chhota Udaipur against Gujarat and India

MeasureChhota UdaipurNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)48.6%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)28.4%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted13.8%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight48.1%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight4.8%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic87.7%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic78.9%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)30.9%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet2.4%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed58.7%–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 Chhota Udaipur

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

Groundwater in Chhota UdaipurRainfall in Chhota Udaipur

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Chhota Udaipur?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 49% of children under five in Chhota Udaipur district were stunted, 28% wasted and 48% underweight. Stunting is above Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Chhota Udaipur?

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

How many children are anaemic in Chhota Udaipur?

88% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Chhota Udaipur were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 79% of women aged 15 to 49.

Is there malnutrition data for my town or neighbourhood in Chhota Udaipur?

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