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Child malnutrition in Kachchh

38%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Kachchh ranks 19th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%. It fell 3.3 points since NFHS-4.

20%children under 5 wasted
33%children under 5 underweight
69%children 6-59 months anaemic
5.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Kachchh against Gujarat and India

MeasureKachchhNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)37.5%40.8%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)20.2%31.4%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted10.6%15.5%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight33.4%39%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.6%1.6%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic68.6%81.4%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic57.5%62.5%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)28.1%23.7%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet5.1%3.8%5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed61.9%–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 Kachchh

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

Groundwater in KachchhRainfall in KachchhWater table in Kachchh

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Kachchh?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 38% of children under five in Kachchh district were stunted, 20% wasted and 33% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Kachchh?

Stunting in Kachchh fell from 41% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 38% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 3.3 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 Kachchh?

69% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kachchh were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 58% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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