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Child malnutrition in Nandurbar

46%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Nandurbar ranks 1st of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, above Maharashtra's 35%. It fell 1.8 points since NFHS-4.

31%children under 5 wasted
57%children under 5 underweight
79%children 6-59 months anaemic
9.6%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Nandurbar against Maharashtra and India

MeasureNandurbarNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)45.8%47.6%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)30.7%39.8%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted13.5%15.1%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight57.2%55.4%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3.7%2.3%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic79.3%60.1%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic64.2%60.2%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)36.1%42.4%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet9.6%2.5%9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed86.6%68%71%63.7%

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 Nandurbar

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

Groundwater in NandurbarRainfall in NandurbarWater table in Nandurbar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Nandurbar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 46% of children under five in Nandurbar district were stunted, 31% wasted and 57% underweight. Stunting is above Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Nandurbar?

Stunting in Nandurbar fell from 48% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 46% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 1.8 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 Nandurbar?

79% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nandurbar were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 64% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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