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Child malnutrition in Porbandar

18%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Medium

Porbandar ranks 33rd of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%. It fell 4.4 points since NFHS-4.

22%children under 5 wasted
26%children under 5 underweight
78%children 6-59 months anaemic
15%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Porbandar against Gujarat and India

MeasurePorbandarNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)18.2%22.6%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)21.8%25.4%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted14.2%10.6%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight25.5%27.7%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.9%2.3%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic77.9%70.8%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic47.6%59.2%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)15.8%14%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet14.5%0%5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed72.7%52.2%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 Porbandar

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

Groundwater in PorbandarRainfall in PorbandarWater table in Porbandar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Porbandar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 18% of children under five in Porbandar district were stunted, 22% wasted and 26% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Porbandar?

Stunting in Porbandar fell from 23% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 18% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 4.4 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 Porbandar?

78% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Porbandar were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 48% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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