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Child malnutrition in Yadgir

58%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Yadgir ranks 1st of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, above Karnataka's 35%. It rose 2.1 points since NFHS-4.

18%children under 5 wasted
45%children under 5 underweight
76%children 6-59 months anaemic
13%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Yadgir against Karnataka and India

MeasureYadgirNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)57.6%55.5%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)17.7%31.3%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.2%12.5%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight45.2%50.3%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.3%4.4%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic76%74%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic57.3%47.7%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)26%27.4%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet13.4%6.1%12.8%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed54.7%45.4%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 Yadgir

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

Groundwater in YadgirRainfall in Yadgir

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Yadgir?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 58% of children under five in Yadgir district were stunted, 18% wasted and 45% underweight. Stunting is above Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Yadgir?

Stunting in Yadgir rose from 56% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 58% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 2.1 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 Yadgir?

76% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Yadgir were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 57% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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