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Child malnutrition in North Twenty Four Parganas

32%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

North Twenty Four Parganas ranks 10th of 20 districts in West Bengal for child stunting, highest first, below West Bengal's 34%. It rose 8.6 points since NFHS-4.

13%children under 5 wasted
24%children under 5 underweight
58%children 6-59 months anaemic
26%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

North Twenty Four Parganas against West Bengal and India

MeasureNorth Twenty Four ParganasNFHS-4West BengalIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)32.4%23.8%33.8%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)13.3%13.6%20.3%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted5%6.2%7.1%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight23.6%18.3%32.2%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight6.5%3.1%4.3%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic57.9%53.5%69%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic65.3%62.7%71.4%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)6.5%11.5%14.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet25.5%13.9%23.4%11.3%

Child stunting in West Bengal's districts

  1. 1Uttar Dinajpur45%
  2. 2Maldah41%
  3. 3Murshidabad40%
  4. 4Paschim Barddhaman40%
  5. 5Birbhum37%
  6. 6Puruliya37%
  7. 7South Twenty Four Parganas37%
  8. 8Darjeeling34%
  9. 9Purba Barddhaman33%
  10. 10North Twenty Four Parganas32%
  11. 11Dakshin Dinajpur32%
  12. 12Paschim Medinipur31%
  13. 13Bankura30%
  14. 14Kolkata30%
  15. 15Hugli29%
  16. 16Jalpaiguri29%
  17. 17Koch Bihar29%
  18. 18Haora28%
  19. 19Nadia26%
  20. 20Purba Medinipur26%

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in North Twenty Four Parganas?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 32% of children under five in North Twenty Four Parganas district were stunted, 13% wasted and 24% underweight. Stunting is below West Bengal's 34% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in North Twenty Four Parganas?

Stunting in North Twenty Four Parganas rose from 24% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 32% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 8.6 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 North Twenty Four Parganas?

58% of children aged 6 to 59 months in North Twenty Four Parganas were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 65% of women aged 15 to 49.

Is there malnutrition data for my town or neighbourhood in North Twenty Four Parganas?

No survey publishes child nutrition below the district, so every town, village and neighbourhood in North Twenty Four Parganas 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 West Bengal.