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Child malnutrition in Haveri

30%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Haveri ranks 21st of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It fell 13.9 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
35%children under 5 underweight
67%children 6-59 months anaemic
7.4%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Haveri against Karnataka and India

MeasureHaveriNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)29.9%43.8%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)17.7%20.4%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted3.9%7.3%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight35%36.9%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight0%3.1%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic66.9%63.9%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic50.8%52.7%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)19.9%21.5%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet7.4%4.6%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed80%51.1%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 Haveri

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

Groundwater in HaveriRainfall in HaveriWater table in Haveri

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Haveri?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 30% of children under five in Haveri district were stunted, 18% wasted and 35% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Haveri?

Stunting in Haveri fell from 44% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 30% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 13.9 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 Haveri?

67% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Haveri 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 Haveri?

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