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Child malnutrition in Haryana

28%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Haryana ranks 25th of 36 states and union territories for child stunting, highest first; India's figure is 36%. In towns it is 26%, in villages 28%.

12%children under 5 wasted

22%children under 5 underweight

70%children 6-59 months anaemic

12%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Haryana in NFHS-5, town and village

Measure	Haryana	Urban	Rural	NFHS-4	India
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)	27.5%	26.1%	28.1%	34%	35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)	11.5%	10.8%	11.8%	21.2%	19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted	4.4%	4.3%	4.4%	9%	7.7%
Children under 5 underweight	21.5%	20.5%	21.8%	29.4%	32.1%
Children under 5 overweight	3.3%	3.3%	3.3%	3.1%	3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic	70.4%	68.1%	71.5%	71.7%	67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic	60.4%	57.4%	61.9%	62.7%	57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)	15.1%	11.4%	16.9%	15.8%	18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet	11.8%	9.6%	12.7%	7.5%	11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed	69.5%	70.3%	69.1%	50.3%	63.7%

Child stunting by district in Haryana

NFHS-5 surveyed all 23 districts of Haryana, but their factsheets are not yet in the open tabulation these pages read, so the figures above, for the state as a whole, are the closest available for any district or city in it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Haryana?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 28% of children under five in Haryana were stunted, 12% wasted and 22% underweight, against 36%, 19% and 32% for India.

Is malnutrition falling in Haryana?

Stunting fell from 34% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 28% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.5 points.

Which district of Haryana has the most malnutrition?

NFHS-5 measured every district, but Haryana's district factsheets have not been tabulated in the open dataset these pages use yet, so this page shows the state's figures, the nearest level available.

How many children are anaemic in Haryana?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Haryana were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 60% of women aged 15 to 49.

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21, IIPS and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.