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Child malnutrition in Sabarkantha

37%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Sabarkantha ranks 22nd of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%.

33%children under 5 wasted
41%children under 5 underweight
81%children 6-59 months anaemic
5.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Sabarkantha against Gujarat and India

MeasureSabarkanthaNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)37%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)33.1%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted16.6%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight41%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight4.9%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic81.1%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic67.3%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)26.6%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet5.1%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed71.6%–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 Sabarkantha

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

Groundwater in SabarkanthaRainfall in SabarkanthaWater table in Sabarkantha

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Sabarkantha?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 37% of children under five in Sabarkantha district were stunted, 33% wasted and 41% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Sabarkantha?

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

How many children are anaemic in Sabarkantha?

81% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Sabarkantha were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 67% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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