As per the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3), 2005-06, in India, 42.5% children under 5 years are underweight. Prevalence of underweight in urban and rural children is 32.7% and 45.6% respectively. 35.6% of women in the age group of 15-49 years suffer from chronic energy deficiency (CED) (measured as low body mass index). CED in urban and rural women is 25.0% and 40.6% respectively. The State wise details of the underweight children and women in urban and rural areas are as follows.
Prevalence of Underweight in children (under 5 years) State-wise in rural and urban areas –
NFHS 3 (2005-06)
S.No
|
State
|
% Underweight children (below 5 yrs of age)
| ||
Urban
|
Rural
|
Total
| ||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
28.0
|
34.8
|
32.5
|
2
|
Assam
|
26.1
|
37.1
|
36.4
|
3
|
ArunachalPradesh
|
21.0
|
36.3
|
32.5
|
4
|
Bihar
|
47.8
|
57.0
|
55.9
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
31.3
|
50.2
|
47.1
|
6
|
Delhi
|
26.5
|
22.5
|
26.1
|
7
|
Goa
|
19.8
|
31.6
|
25.0
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
39.2
|
47.9
|
44.6
|
9
|
Haryana
|
34.6
|
41.3
|
39.6
|
10
|
HimachalPradesh
|
23.6
|
37.8
|
36.5
|
11
|
J&K
|
15.8
|
27.9
|
25.6
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
38.8
|
60.7
|
56.5
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
30.7
|
41.1
|
37.6
|
14
|
Kerala
|
15.4
|
26.4
|
22.9
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
51.3
|
62.7
|
60.0
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
30.7
|
41.6
|
37.0
|
17
|
Manipur
|
19.1
|
23.3
|
22.1
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
39.6
|
50.3
|
48.8
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
15.1
|
24.1
|
19.9
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
19.3
|
26.6
|
25.2
|
21
|
Orissa
|
29.7
|
42.3
|
40.7
|
22
|
Punjab
|
21.4
|
26.8
|
24.9
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
30.1
|
42.5
|
39.9
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
21.2
|
19.4
|
19.7
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
27.1
|
32.1
|
29.8
|
26
|
Tripura
|
32.2
|
40.8
|
39.6
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
34.8
|
44.1
|
42.4
|
28
|
Uttrakhand
|
24.3
|
42.1
|
38.0
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
24.7
|
42.2
|
38.7
|
India
|
32.7
|
45.6
|
42.5
| |
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