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Child malnutrition in Dahod

55%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Dahod ranks 1st of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, above Gujarat's 39%. It rose 10.9 points since NFHS-4.

28%children under 5 wasted
53%children under 5 underweight
87%children 6-59 months anaemic
7.5%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Dahod against Gujarat and India

MeasureDahodNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)55.3%44.4%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.8%24.9%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted13.4%7.8%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight53%50.8%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.8%0.5%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic87.2%58.9%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic75.1%56.3%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)39.1%44.1%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet7.5%7.3%5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed47.6%71.4%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 Dahod

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

Groundwater in DahodRainfall in DahodWater table in Dahod

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Dahod?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 55% of children under five in Dahod district were stunted, 28% wasted and 53% underweight. Stunting is above Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Dahod?

Stunting in Dahod rose from 44% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 55% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 10.9 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 Dahod?

87% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Dahod were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 75% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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