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Child malnutrition in Chikkaballapura

31%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Chikkaballapura ranks 18th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It fell 6.4 points since NFHS-4.

16%children under 5 wasted
25%children under 5 underweight
59%children 6-59 months anaemic
18%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Chikkaballapura against Karnataka and India

MeasureChikkaballapuraNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)31.3%37.7%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)16.1%17.2%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted6.1%5.9%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight25.2%28.5%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.2%4.6%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic59%62.9%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic45.5%54%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)22.6%24.8%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet18.1%7.5%12.8%11.3%

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 Chikkaballapura

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

Groundwater in ChikkaballapuraRainfall in Chikkaballapura

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Chikkaballapura?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 31% of children under five in Chikkaballapura district were stunted, 16% wasted and 25% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Chikkaballapura?

Stunting in Chikkaballapura fell from 38% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 31% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.4 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 Chikkaballapura?

59% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Chikkaballapura were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 46% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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