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Child malnutrition in Bidar

37%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Bidar ranks 10th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It fell 6 points since NFHS-4.

22%children under 5 wasted
36%children under 5 underweight
69%children 6-59 months anaemic
14%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Bidar against Karnataka and India

MeasureBidarNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36.8%42.8%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)22.1%23.6%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted11.1%11.4%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight36.1%39.4%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.5%5.1%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic69.3%69.1%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic55.9%44.3%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)24.9%26%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet13.8%6.6%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed58.5%46.9%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 Bidar

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

Groundwater in BidarRainfall in BidarWater table in Bidar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Bidar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 37% of children under five in Bidar district were stunted, 22% wasted and 36% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Bidar?

Stunting in Bidar fell from 43% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 37% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6 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 Bidar?

69% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Bidar 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 Bidar?

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