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Child malnutrition in Ramanagara

16%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Medium

Ramanagara ranks 30th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It fell 6.4 points since NFHS-4.

20%children under 5 wasted
20%children under 5 underweight
60%children 6-59 months anaemic
17%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Ramanagara against Karnataka and India

MeasureRamanagaraNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)15.6%22%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)20%20.3%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.7%5.1%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight19.8%22.9%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight4%1.2%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic60.2%53.9%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic45.5%47.5%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)13.2%22.4%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet16.6%14.6%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%

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Ramanagara?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 16% of children under five in Ramanagara district were stunted, 20% wasted and 20% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Ramanagara?

Stunting in Ramanagara fell from 22% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 16% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.4 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 Ramanagara?

60% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Ramanagara were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 46% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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