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Child malnutrition in Palghar

33%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Palghar ranks 25th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, below Maharashtra's 35%.

24%children under 5 wasted
37%children under 5 underweight
70%children 6-59 months anaemic
5.2%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Palghar against Maharashtra and India

MeasurePalgharNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)33%–35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)23.9%–25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted10.5%–10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight37.1%–36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight9.3%–4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic70.3%–68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic56.9%–54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)27.9%–20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet5.2%–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 Palghar

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

Groundwater in PalgharRainfall in Palghar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Palghar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 33% of children under five in Palghar district were stunted, 24% wasted and 37% underweight. Stunting is below Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Palghar?

NFHS-4 did not report Palghar in the same form, so there is no like-for-like change.

How many children are anaemic in Palghar?

70% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Palghar 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 Palghar?

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