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Child malnutrition in Chikmagalur

27%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Chikmagalur ranks 25th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It rose 6.2 points since NFHS-4.

25%children under 5 wasted
25%children under 5 underweight
53%children 6-59 months anaemic
15%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Chikmagalur against Karnataka and India

MeasureChikmagalurNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)27.3%21.1%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)24.9%22.3%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted11.5%5.4%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight25.4%24.6%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6.6%0.9%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic53.2%57.9%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic40.8%42.2%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)14.2%24.9%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet15.4%6.7%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 Chikmagalur

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

Groundwater in ChikmagalurRainfall in ChikmagalurWater table in Chikmagalur

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Chikmagalur?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 27% of children under five in Chikmagalur district were stunted, 25% wasted and 25% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Chikmagalur?

Stunting in Chikmagalur rose from 21% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 27% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.2 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 Chikmagalur?

53% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Chikmagalur were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 41% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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