Underweight Children Under 5

Choropleth map of India by state: Underweight Children Under 5. Over 40% of under-5 children in Jharkhand and Bihar are underweight.
Over 40% of under-5 children in Jharkhand and Bihar are underweight.
Policy implication
Underweight children are more susceptible to infectious disease; nutrition and health outcomes are inseparable.
SRS/NFHS-5 2020Healthunderweightchildrennutrition
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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: SRS/NFHS-5 (2020). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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