Households using adequately iodised salt

Choropleth map of India by state: Households using adequately iodised salt. Only 60% of Indian households use adequately iodised salt, and iodine deficiency is a preventable cause of cognitive impairment.

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Only 60% of Indian households use adequately iodised salt, and iodine deficiency is a preventable cause of cognitive impairment.
Policy implication
Iodine deficiency disorders remain endemic in Himalayan and tribal belt states where iodised salt supply chains fail.
NFHS-5 2019-21Food & cultureiodised saltnutritionfood
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced. See the newer figures for this measure in the interactive atlas.

Source: NFHS-5 (2019-21). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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