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Child malnutrition in Koppal

49%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Koppal ranks 2nd of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It fell 6.7 points since NFHS-4.

23%children under 5 wasted
46%children under 5 underweight
71%children 6-59 months anaemic
12%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Koppal against Karnataka and India

MeasureKoppalNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)49.1%55.8%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)23.1%26.4%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted3.8%10.8%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight45.8%49.9%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight0.8%5.8%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic70.7%68.1%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic54.8%45.6%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)24.9%26.9%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet12.2%6.3%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed77.3%–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 Koppal

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

Groundwater in KoppalRainfall in KoppalWater table in Koppal

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Koppal?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 49% of children under five in Koppal district were stunted, 23% wasted and 46% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Koppal?

Stunting in Koppal fell from 56% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 49% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.7 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 Koppal?

71% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Koppal were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 55% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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