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Child malnutrition in Kodagu

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

Kodagu ranks 20th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It rose 0.6 points since NFHS-4.

22%children under 5 wasted
23%children under 5 underweight
54%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Kodagu against Karnataka and India

MeasureKodaguNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)30.4%29.8%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)21.7%16.4%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted9.3%4.1%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight22.6%25.7%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight7.3%3.1%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic54.4%46.6%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic39.9%37.2%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)12%19.6%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.1%10.6%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 Kodagu

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

Groundwater in KodaguRainfall in KodaguWater table in Kodagu

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Kodagu?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 30% of children under five in Kodagu district were stunted, 22% wasted and 23% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Kodagu?

Stunting in Kodagu rose from 30% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 30% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 0.6 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 Kodagu?

54% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kodagu were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 40% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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