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Child malnutrition in Mahesana

31%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Mahesana ranks 30th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%. It fell 9.5 points since NFHS-4.

28%children under 5 wasted
41%children under 5 underweight
86%children 6-59 months anaemic
0.0%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Mahesana against Gujarat and India

MeasureMahesanaNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)31%40.5%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)28.2%25.3%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted12%11.6%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight41.4%41.9%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.5%1.3%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic86%77.8%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic69.3%61.9%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)24.4%26.8%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet0%4.6%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 Mahesana

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

Groundwater in MahesanaRainfall in MahesanaWater table in Mahesana

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Mahesana?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 31% of children under five in Mahesana district were stunted, 28% wasted and 41% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Mahesana?

Stunting in Mahesana fell from 41% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 31% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 9.5 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 Mahesana?

86% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Mahesana were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 69% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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