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Child malnutrition in Surat

36%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Surat ranks 24th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, below Gujarat's 39%. It rose 6.1 points since NFHS-4.

26%children under 5 wasted
33%children under 5 underweight
84%children 6-59 months anaemic
3.2%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Surat against Gujarat and India

MeasureSuratNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36.1%30%39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)26%26.2%25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted14.7%8.1%10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight32.5%36.1%39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.3%2.9%3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic83.6%42.3%79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic69%39%65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)21%18.4%25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet3.2%0%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 Surat

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

Groundwater in SuratRainfall in SuratWater table in Surat

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Surat?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 36% of children under five in Surat district were stunted, 26% wasted and 33% underweight. Stunting is below Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Surat?

Stunting in Surat rose from 30% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 36% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.1 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 Surat?

84% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Surat were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 69% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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