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Child malnutrition in Chitradurga

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

Chitradurga ranks 13th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 7.4 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
32%children under 5 underweight
61%children 6-59 months anaemic
27%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Chitradurga against Karnataka and India

MeasureChitradurgaNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36%28.6%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)17.9%31.8%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted8.3%16.1%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight32.4%29.9%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.1%1.2%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic61.1%64.4%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic44.6%43.7%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)14.5%22.7%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet27.2%15.7%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed66%–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 Chitradurga

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

Groundwater in ChitradurgaRainfall in ChitradurgaWater table in Chitradurga

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Chitradurga?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 36% of children under five in Chitradurga district were stunted, 18% wasted and 32% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Chitradurga?

Stunting in Chitradurga rose from 29% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 36% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 7.4 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 Chitradurga?

61% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Chitradurga were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 45% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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