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Child malnutrition in Kheda

37%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Kheda ranks 21st of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%.

31%children under 5 wasted
40%children under 5 underweight
85%children 6-59 months anaemic
1.2%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Kheda against Gujarat and India

MeasureKhedaNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)37.3%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)30.9%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted12.1%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight39.5%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.5%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic85.1%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic76.1%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)32.2%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet1.2%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed47.4%–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 Kheda

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

Groundwater in KhedaRainfall in KhedaWater table in Kheda

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Kheda?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 37% of children under five in Kheda district were stunted, 31% wasted and 40% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Kheda?

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

How many children are anaemic in Kheda?

85% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kheda were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 76% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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