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Child malnutrition in Gadag

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

Gadag ranks 6th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 10.4 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
40%children under 5 underweight
70%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.5%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Gadag against Karnataka and India

MeasureGadagNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)45.2%34.8%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)18.2%43.1%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted4.5%27.5%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight39.8%38.1%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.5%4.3%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic70.3%70.7%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic50.5%41.1%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)18.9%21.1%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.5%4.3%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 Gadag

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

Groundwater in GadagRainfall in GadagWater table in Gadag

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Gadag?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 45% of children under five in Gadag district were stunted, 18% wasted and 40% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Gadag?

Stunting in Gadag rose from 35% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 45% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 10.4 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 Gadag?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Gadag were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 51% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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