Child nutrition in India is a serious problem for the public administration.
However India is on course to meet select child nutrition targets such as the target for
stunting. In 2019, according to UNICEF report, malnutrition is the cause of 69% of deaths among children below 5 years in India.
Rank
This is a list of
states and union territories of India ranked by the percentage of underweight and overweight children, by the status of effective coverage of supplementary nutrition program for children, and by percentage of children living in households using iodized salt.
The figures come from the 2011 Evaluation Report on Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) published by
Planning Commission,
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
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National Family Health Survey
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is an India-wide survey conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, with the International Institute for Population Sciences serving as the nodal agency.
History
In 1992-93, t ...
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See also
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Obesity in India
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Malnutrition in India
Despite India's 50% increase in GDP since 2013, more than one third of the world's malnourished children live in India. Among these, half of the children under three years old are underweight.
One of the major causes for malnutrition in India ...
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India State Hunger Index
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Health in India
India's population in 2021 as per World Bank is 1.39 billion. Being the world's second-most-populous country and one of its fastest-growing economies, India experiences both challenges and opportunities in context of public health. India is a ...
References
External links
NITI Aayog nutrition dashboard
{{DEFAULTSORT:States by child nutrition
Child nutrition
Lists of subdivisions of India
India,Child nutrition