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Child malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh

40%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Uttar Pradesh ranks 3rd of 36 states and union territories for child stunting, highest first; India's figure is 36%. In towns it is 33%, in villages 41%.

17%children under 5 wasted

32%children under 5 underweight

66%children 6-59 months anaemic

6.1%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Uttar Pradesh in NFHS-5, town and village

Measure	Uttar Pradesh	Urban	Rural	NFHS-4	India
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)	39.7%	33%	41.3%	46.3%	35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)	17.3%	18.7%	17%	17.9%	19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted	7.3%	8.2%	7.1%	6%	7.7%
Children under 5 underweight	32.1%	28.2%	33.1%	39.5%	32.1%
Children under 5 overweight	3.1%	3.6%	2.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic	66.4%	65.3%	66.7%	63.2%	67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic	50.4%	50.1%	50.5%	52.4%	57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)	19%	13.6%	20.8%	25.3%	18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet	6.1%	6.8%	5.9%	5.3%	11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed	59.7%	54.8%	60.9%	41.6%	63.7%

Child stunting by district in Uttar Pradesh

NFHS-5 surveyed all 76 districts of Uttar Pradesh, but their factsheets are not yet in the open tabulation these pages read, so the figures above, for the state as a whole, are the closest available for any district or city in it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Uttar Pradesh?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 40% of children under five in Uttar Pradesh were stunted, 17% wasted and 32% underweight, against 36%, 19% and 32% for India.

Is malnutrition falling in Uttar Pradesh?

Stunting fell from 46% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 40% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.6 points.

Which district of Uttar Pradesh has the most malnutrition?

NFHS-5 measured every district, but Uttar Pradesh's district factsheets have not been tabulated in the open dataset these pages use yet, so this page shows the state's figures, the nearest level available.

How many children are anaemic in Uttar Pradesh?

66% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Uttar Pradesh were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 50% of women aged 15 to 49.

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21, IIPS and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.