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Child malnutrition in Nagpur

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

Nagpur ranks 34th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, below Maharashtra's 35%. It fell 6.3 points since NFHS-4.

34%children under 5 wasted
34%children under 5 underweight
71%children 6-59 months anaemic
4.6%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Nagpur against Maharashtra and India

MeasureNagpurNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)27.6%33.9%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)34%25.6%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted20%12.1%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight33.9%33.6%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight10.1%1%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic70.5%44.7%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic53.6%46.6%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)17.1%23%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet4.6%5.9%9%11.3%

Child stunting in Maharashtra's districts

  1. 1Nandurbar46%
  2. 2Buldana45%
  3. 3Latur43%
  4. 4Nashik42%
  5. 5Bid41%
  6. 6Thane41%
  7. 7Jalna38%
  8. 8Dhule38%
  9. 9Parbhani38%
  10. 10Hingoli37%
  11. 11Chandrapur37%
  12. 12Mumbai Suburban37%
  13. 13Osmanabad37%
  14. 14Gondiya37%
  15. 15Yavatmal37%
  16. 16Jalgaon36%
  17. 17Solapur36%
  18. 18Nanded36%
  19. 19Raigarh36%
  20. 20Gadchiroli36%
  21. 21Washim35%
  22. 22Sangli35%
  23. 23Aurangabad34%
  24. 24Kolhapur34%
  25. 25Palghar33%
  26. 26Akola32%
  27. 27Ahmednagar32%
  28. 28Ratnagiri32%
  29. 29Bhandara31%
  30. 30Sindhudurg31%
  31. 31Pune31%
  32. 32Amravati29%
  33. 33Wardha28%
  34. 34Nagpur28%
  35. 35Mumbai27%
  36. 36Satara20%

Water in Nagpur

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

Groundwater in NagpurRainfall in NagpurWater table in Nagpur

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Nagpur?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 28% of children under five in Nagpur district were stunted, 34% wasted and 34% underweight. Stunting is below Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Nagpur?

Stunting in Nagpur fell from 34% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 28% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.3 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 Nagpur?

71% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nagpur were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 54% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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