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Child malnutrition in Panchmahal

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

Panchmahal ranks 6th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, above Gujarat's 39%.

36%children under 5 wasted
52%children under 5 underweight
91%children 6-59 months anaemic
3.0%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Panchmahal against Gujarat and India

MeasurePanchmahalNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)47.1%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)35.7%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted19.7%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight51.9%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.4%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic91%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic69.8%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)33.1%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet3%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed58.9%–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 Panchmahal

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

Groundwater in PanchmahalRainfall in PanchmahalWater table in Panchmahal

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Panchmahal?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 47% of children under five in Panchmahal district were stunted, 36% wasted and 52% underweight. Stunting is above Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Panchmahal?

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

How many children are anaemic in Panchmahal?

91% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Panchmahal were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 70% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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