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Child malnutrition in Udupi

23%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Udupi ranks 29th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It rose 2 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
21%children under 5 underweight
58%children 6-59 months anaemic
10%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Udupi against Karnataka and India

MeasureUdupiNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)23.1%21.1%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)17.6%20.9%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted6%4%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight21%22.3%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.2%1.2%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic58.3%56.2%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic47.3%44.7%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)23.8%27.6%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet10.3%18.8%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed74.5%–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 Udupi

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

Groundwater in UdupiRainfall in UdupiWater table in Udupi

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Udupi?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 23% of children under five in Udupi district were stunted, 18% wasted and 21% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Udupi?

Stunting in Udupi rose from 21% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 23% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 2 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 Udupi?

58% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Udupi 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 Udupi?

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