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Child malnutrition in Mandya

24%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Mandya ranks 28th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It rose 5.7 points since NFHS-4.

12%children under 5 wasted
17%children under 5 underweight
58%children 6-59 months anaemic
12%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Mandya against Karnataka and India

MeasureMandyaNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)24.3%18.6%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)11.8%23.2%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted5.3%9.5%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight16.7%20.3%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.3%1.4%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic58.2%55.2%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic47%46.2%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)13.7%18.2%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet12.4%13.3%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 Mandya

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

Groundwater in MandyaRainfall in MandyaWater table in Mandya

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Mandya?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 24% of children under five in Mandya district were stunted, 12% wasted and 17% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Mandya?

Stunting in Mandya rose from 19% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 24% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 5.7 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 Mandya?

58% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Mandya were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 47% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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