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Child malnutrition in Parbhani

38%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Parbhani ranks 9th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, above Maharashtra's 35%. It fell 8.8 points since NFHS-4.

23%children under 5 wasted
42%children under 5 underweight
75%children 6-59 months anaemic
1.9%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Parbhani against Maharashtra and India

MeasureParbhaniNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)37.6%46.4%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)22.8%19.8%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7.6%7.3%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight41.8%42.3%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight3%1%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic75.4%52.1%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic58.8%46.4%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)20.4%31.4%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet1.9%3.7%9%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed68%–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 Parbhani

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

Groundwater in ParbhaniRainfall in ParbhaniWater table in Parbhani

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Parbhani?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 38% of children under five in Parbhani district were stunted, 23% wasted and 42% underweight. Stunting is above Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Parbhani?

Stunting in Parbhani fell from 46% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 38% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 8.8 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 Parbhani?

75% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Parbhani were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 59% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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