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Child malnutrition in Surendranagar

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

Surendranagar ranks 12th of 33 districts in Gujarat for child stunting, highest first, level with Gujarat's 39%.

27%children under 5 wasted
42%children under 5 underweight
81%children 6-59 months anaemic
0.9%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Surendranagar against Gujarat and India

MeasureSurendranagarNFHS-4GujaratIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)39.2%–39%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.1%–25.1%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted8.8%–10.6%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight41.8%–39.7%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.2%–3.9%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic81%–79.7%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic55.6%–65%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)24.1%–25.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet0.9%–5.9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed67.5%–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 Surendranagar

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

Groundwater in SurendranagarRainfall in SurendranagarWater table in Surendranagar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Surendranagar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 39% of children under five in Surendranagar district were stunted, 27% wasted and 42% underweight. Stunting is level with Gujarat's 39% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Surendranagar?

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

How many children are anaemic in Surendranagar?

81% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Surendranagar were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 56% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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