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Child malnutrition in Tumkur

40%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Tumkur ranks 7th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 11.7 points since NFHS-4.

11%children under 5 wasted
27%children under 5 underweight
68%children 6-59 months anaemic
16%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Tumkur against Karnataka and India

MeasureTumkurNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)40.3%28.6%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)10.9%26.2%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted3.1%10.2%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight26.7%26%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6.1%3.2%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic67.6%53.8%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic49.3%52.7%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)15.2%20.3%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet15.5%5%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 Tumkur

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

Groundwater in TumkurRainfall in TumkurWater table in Tumkur

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Tumkur?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 40% of children under five in Tumkur district were stunted, 11% wasted and 27% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Tumkur?

Stunting in Tumkur rose from 29% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 40% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 11.7 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 Tumkur?

68% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Tumkur were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 49% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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