As per the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3), 2005-06, conducted by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, 42.5% children under 5 years are underweight and 69.5% children under 5 years are anemic. While underweight is 41.9% and 43.1% respectively for male and female children, anaemia among children under 5 years is 69.0% for male and 69.9% for female. The state-wise details are as follows-
|
State
|
% Underweight children (below 5 yrs of age)
|
Anemia
Children ( 6-59 months) %
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
32.5
|
70.8
|
2
|
Assam
|
36.4
|
69.6
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
32.5
|
56.9
|
4
|
Bihar
|
55.9
|
78.0
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
47.1
|
71.2
|
6
|
Delhi
|
26.1
|
57.0
|
7
|
Goa
|
25.0
|
38.2
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
44.6
|
69.7
|
9
|
Haryana
|
39.6
|
72.3
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
36.5
|
54.7
|
11
|
J&K
|
25.6
|
58.6
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
56.5
|
70.3
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
37.6
|
70.4
|
14
|
Kerala
|
22.9
|
44.5
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
60.0
|
74.1
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
37.0
|
63.4
|
17
|
Manipur
|
22.1
|
49.1
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
48.8
|
64.4
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
19.9
|
44.2
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
25.2
|
NA
|
21
|
Orissa
|
40.7
|
65.0
|
22
|
Punjab
|
24.9
|
66.4
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
39.9
|
69.7
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
19.7
|
59.2
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
29.8
|
64.2
|
26
|
Tripura
|
39.6
|
62.9
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
42.4
|
73.9
|
28
|
Uttrakhand
|
38.0
|
61.4
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
38.7
|
61.0
|
|
India
|
42.5
|
69.5
|
|
|
|
|
This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development in a written reply to the Rajya Sabhatoday.
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