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Child malnutrition in Sindhudurg

31%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Sindhudurg ranks 30th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, below Maharashtra's 35%. It rose 4.9 points since NFHS-4.

28%children under 5 wasted
32%children under 5 underweight
56%children 6-59 months anaemic
2.6%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Sindhudurg against Maharashtra and India

MeasureSindhudurgNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)30.8%25.9%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.7%19.6%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted14.9%3%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight32%25.2%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.9%1.4%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic55.6%39.9%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic41.2%44.4%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)21.5%29.6%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet2.6%20.2%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 Sindhudurg

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

Groundwater in SindhudurgRainfall in SindhudurgWater table in Sindhudurg

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Sindhudurg?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 31% of children under five in Sindhudurg district were stunted, 28% wasted and 32% underweight. Stunting is below Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Sindhudurg?

Stunting in Sindhudurg rose from 26% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 31% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 4.9 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 Sindhudurg?

56% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Sindhudurg were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 41% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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