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Child malnutrition in Yavatmal

37%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Yavatmal ranks 15th of 36 districts in Maharashtra for child stunting, highest first, above Maharashtra's 35%. It fell 10.8 points since NFHS-4.

28%children under 5 wasted
39%children under 5 underweight
75%children 6-59 months anaemic
2.6%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Yavatmal against Maharashtra and India

MeasureYavatmalNFHS-4MaharashtraIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)36.6%47.4%35.2%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.5%28.8%25.6%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted15.1%14.6%10.9%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight39.4%49.1%36.1%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6.7%3.7%4.1%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic75.2%68.9%68.9%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic58.4%46.9%54.2%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)23.2%29%20.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet2.6%9.8%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 Yavatmal

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

Groundwater in YavatmalRainfall in YavatmalWater table in Yavatmal

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Yavatmal?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 37% of children under five in Yavatmal district were stunted, 28% wasted and 39% underweight. Stunting is above Maharashtra's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Yavatmal?

Stunting in Yavatmal fell from 47% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 37% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 10.8 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 Yavatmal?

75% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Yavatmal were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 58% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

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