Maternal Undernutrition Women with BMI Below

Choropleth map of India by state: Maternal Undernutrition Women with BMI Below . Maternal undernutrition (BMI below 18.5) exceeds 30% in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Maternal undernutrition (BMI below 18.5) exceeds 30% in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Policy implication
Undernourished mothers deliver underweight babies who become stunted children — the cycle starts before conception.
NFHS-5 2019-21Healthmaternal undernutritionBMInutrition
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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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