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Child malnutrition in Narmada

47%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Narmada ranks 4th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, above Gujarat's 39%. It fell 0.2 points since NFHS-4.

23%children under 5 wasted
53%children under 5 underweight
93%children 6-59 months anaemic
4.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Narmada against Gujarat and India

MeasureNarmadaNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)47.2%47.4%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)23%35.8%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted9.9%12.7%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight52.8%53.6%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.1%1%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic93.2%53.6%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic75.9%55.6%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)30.7%44.1%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet4.1%4.9%5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed74.2%62.2%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 Narmada

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

Groundwater in NarmadaRainfall in NarmadaWater table in Narmada

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Narmada?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 47% of children under five in Narmada district were stunted, 23% wasted and 53% underweight. Stunting is above Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Narmada?

Stunting in Narmada fell from 47% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 47% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 0.2 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 Narmada?

93% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Narmada 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 Narmada?

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