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Child malnutrition in Bellary

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

Bellary ranks 12th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It fell 13.4 points since NFHS-4.

23%children under 5 wasted
37%children under 5 underweight
68%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.7%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Bellary against Karnataka and India

MeasureBellaryNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36.1%49.5%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)22.9%26.9%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted13.6%10.7%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight36.5%53.3%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.3%1.4%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic67.5%72.3%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic58.1%49.9%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)22.2%23.6%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.7%4.8%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed56.9%56.1%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 Bellary

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

Groundwater in BellaryRainfall in BellaryWater table in Bellary

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Bellary?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 36% of children under five in Bellary district were stunted, 23% wasted and 37% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Bellary?

Stunting in Bellary fell from 50% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 36% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 13.4 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 Bellary?

68% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bellary were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 58% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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