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Child malnutrition in Dharwad

45%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Dharwad ranks 5th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 7.8 points since NFHS-4.

17%children under 5 wasted
40%children under 5 underweight
67%children 6-59 months anaemic
15%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Dharwad against Karnataka and India

MeasureDharwadNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)45.2%37.4%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)16.5%33.8%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted4.6%17.7%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight40.4%41.1%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.8%2.8%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic67.2%50.7%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic52.1%45.9%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)17.3%16%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet15.3%3.8%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 Dharwad

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

Groundwater in DharwadRainfall in DharwadWater table in Dharwad

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Dharwad?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 45% of children under five in Dharwad district were stunted, 17% wasted and 40% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Dharwad?

Stunting in Dharwad rose from 37% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 45% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 7.8 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 Dharwad?

67% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Dharwad were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 52% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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