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Child malnutrition in Uttarakhand

27%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)High

Uttarakhand ranks 26th of 36 states and union territories for child stunting, highest first; India's figure is 36%. In towns it is 24%, in villages 28%.

13%children under 5 wasted

21%children under 5 underweight

59%children 6-59 months anaemic

13%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Uttarakhand in NFHS-5, town and village

Measure	Uttarakhand	Urban	Rural	NFHS-4	India
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)	27%	24.3%	28.2%	33.5%	35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)	13.2%	17.4%	11.3%	19.5%	19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted	4.7%	4.7%	4.7%	9%	7.7%
Children under 5 underweight	21%	21%	20.9%	26.6%	32.1%
Children under 5 overweight	4.1%	4.4%	3.9%	3.5%	3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic	58.8%	63.8%	56.6%	59.8%	67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic	42.6%	45.8%	41.1%	45.2%	57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)	13.9%	11.6%	14.9%	18.4%	18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet	12.5%	13.3%	12.2%	8.5%	11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed	52.5%	45%	56.4%	51.2%	63.7%

Child stunting by district in Uttarakhand

NFHS-5 surveyed all 5 districts of Uttarakhand, 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 Uttarakhand?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 27% of children under five in Uttarakhand were stunted, 13% wasted and 21% underweight, against 36%, 19% and 32% for India.

Is malnutrition falling in Uttarakhand?

Stunting fell from 34% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 27% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 6.5 points.

Which district of Uttarakhand has the most malnutrition?

NFHS-5 measured every district, but Uttarakhand'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 Uttarakhand?

59% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Uttarakhand were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 43% of women aged 15 to 49.

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