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Child malnutrition in Rajkot

39%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Rajkot ranks 14th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, level with Gujarat's 39%.

18%children under 5 wasted
37%children under 5 underweight
77%children 6-59 months anaemic
14%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Rajkot against Gujarat and India

MeasureRajkotNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)38.9%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)17.6%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.3%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight37%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight8.1%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic77%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic60.5%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)19.5%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet14.2%–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 Rajkot

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

Groundwater in RajkotRainfall in RajkotWater table in Rajkot

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Rajkot?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Rajkot district were stunted, 18% wasted and 37% underweight. Stunting is level with Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Rajkot?

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

How many children are anaemic in Rajkot?

77% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Rajkot were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 61% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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