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Child malnutrition in Mysore

28%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Mysore ranks 24th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It rose 2.4 points since NFHS-4.

16%children under 5 wasted
28%children under 5 underweight
57%children 6-59 months anaemic
13%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Mysore against Karnataka and India

MeasureMysoreNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)27.5%25.1%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)15.6%17.3%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.2%7.5%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight28.2%24.9%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight1.3%3%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic57.2%60.1%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic48%45.6%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)14.7%19.1%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet13.4%10.4%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 Mysore

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

Groundwater in MysoreRainfall in MysoreWater table in Mysore

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Mysore?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 28% of children under five in Mysore district were stunted, 16% wasted and 28% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Mysore?

Stunting in Mysore rose from 25% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 28% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 2.4 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 Mysore?

57% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Mysore were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 48% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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