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The joint malnutrition estimates of 2023 show a 10 percent point decline in stunting prevalence over the last. decade, nutritional wasting did not reduce as much, and anaemia rates have increased.
Dec 15, 2021 · Malnourishment in children (stunting, wasting and underweight) under 5 years has reduced as per NHFS-5 (2019-21) from 38.4% to 35.5%, 21.0% to 19.3% and 35.8% to 32.1% respectively as compared to NHFS-4 (2015-16).Malnutrition among women aged 15-49 years has also reduced from 22.9% to 18.7%.
India has shown limited progress towards achieving the diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) targets. 6.2% of adult (aged 18 years and over) women and 3.5% of adult men are living with obesity. India's obesity prevalence is lower than the regional average of 10.3% for women and 7.5% for men.
In India specifically, the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Malnutrition Collaborators found that, “Malnutrition was the predominant risk factor for death in children younger than 5 years of age in every state of India in 2017, accounting for 68.2% of the total under-5 deaths,” (Swaminathan et al. 2019). In other words ...
May 5, 2023 · This data note describes trends in multiple forms of malnutrition and NCD outcomes at the national, state, and district levels for India using survey data from NFHS-3 (2005-06), NFHS-4 (2015- 2016) and NFHS-5 (2019-2021).
India contributes a third of the global burden of undernutrition. Given India’s population size, investing in actions to reduce all forms of malnutrition is especially important, not just for India itself, but also to support the attainment of global targets.
Dec 20, 2023 · The indicators for malnutrition like underweight, stunting and wasting have shown a steady improvement in the National Health Family Survey (NHFS) conducted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As per the recent report of NFHS-5 (2019-21), the nutrition indicators for children under 5 years have improved as compared with NFHS-4 (2015-16).
2 UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group – Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates 2023 edition Every child has the right to good nutrition. Well-nourished children grow and develop to their full potential. They are better equipped to lead healthy lives, to be free from poverty, to learn and participate, and to continue thriving across the life
India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative. Launched in October 2015 as a joint effort of the ICMR, PHFI and IHME, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Disease burden and risk factors estimation for all states of India as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)
Anemia and its determinants from 2015-16 to 2019-21 in India. This Data Note provides an update on the prevalence of anemia and its determinants in India at state and district levels, as well as coverage of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.
