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Child malnutrition in Bagalkot

48%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Bagalkot ranks 3rd of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 1 points since NFHS-4.

17%children under 5 wasted
42%children under 5 underweight
64%children 6-59 months anaemic
6.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Bagalkot against Karnataka and India

MeasureBagalkotNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)48.3%47.3%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)16.9%24.6%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted4.4%8.1%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight42.3%44.6%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.4%2.3%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic63.8%62.6%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic48%40.8%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)17.1%21.3%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet6.1%6.8%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed50.4%70.6%61%63.7%

Child stunting in Karnataka's districts

  1. 1Yadgir58%
  2. 2Koppal49%
  3. 3Bagalkot48%
  4. 4Bijapur46%
  5. 5Dharwad45%
  6. 6Gadag45%
  7. 7Tumkur40%
  8. 8Raichur40%
  9. 9Davanagere38%
  10. 10Bidar37%
  11. 11Bangalore Rural37%
  12. 12Bellary36%
  13. 13Chitradurga36%
  14. 14Gulbarga35%
  15. 15Belgaum33%
  16. 16Chamarajanagar32%
  17. 17Bangalore31%
  18. 18Chikkaballapura31%
  19. 19Kolar31%
  20. 20Kodagu30%
  21. 21Haveri30%
  22. 22Uttara Kannada30%
  23. 23Shimoga29%
  24. 24Mysore28%
  25. 25Chikmagalur27%
  26. 26Hassan27%
  27. 27Dakshina Kannada25%
  28. 28Mandya24%
  29. 29Udupi23%
  30. 30Ramanagara16%

Water in Bagalkot

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

Groundwater in BagalkotRainfall in BagalkotWater table in Bagalkot

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Bagalkot?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 48% of children under five in Bagalkot district were stunted, 17% wasted and 42% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Bagalkot?

Stunting in Bagalkot rose from 47% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 48% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 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 Bagalkot?

64% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bagalkot were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 48% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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