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Child malnutrition in Nanded

36%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Nanded ranks 18th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, above Maharashtra's 35%. It fell 4.4 points since NFHS-4.

19%children under 5 wasted
35%children under 5 underweight
76%children 6-59 months anaemic
3.8%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Nanded against Maharashtra and India

MeasureNandedNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36%40.4%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)19%20.1%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted8.7%6.2%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight35.2%34.4%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.5%2.5%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic76.1%53.6%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic57.3%47.5%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)22.9%29.3%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet3.8%3.3%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 Nanded

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

Groundwater in NandedRainfall in NandedWater table in Nanded

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Nanded?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 36% of children under five in Nanded district were stunted, 19% wasted and 35% underweight. Stunting is above Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Nanded?

Stunting in Nanded fell from 40% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 36% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 4.4 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 Nanded?

76% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nanded 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 Nanded?

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