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Child malnutrition in Gulbarga

35%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Gulbarga ranks 14th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It fell 17.7 points since NFHS-4.

25%children under 5 wasted
36%children under 5 underweight
75%children 6-59 months anaemic
15%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Gulbarga against Karnataka and India

MeasureGulbargaNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)34.5%52.2%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)25%34%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted12.2%13.2%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight36.2%56.7%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight4.1%1.3%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic75.1%72.4%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic56%43.1%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)20.8%22.5%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet15.4%2.6%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed45.1%52%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 Gulbarga

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

Groundwater in GulbargaRainfall in GulbargaWater table in Gulbarga

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Gulbarga?

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

Is child malnutrition falling in Gulbarga?

Stunting in Gulbarga fell from 52% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 35% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 17.7 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 Gulbarga?

75% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Gulbarga were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 56% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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