FAST FACTS ON NUTRITION
AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN INDIA
AND ITS DETERMINANTS IN INDIA
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38.7%
of CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS are Stunted |
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15.1% CHILDREN
UNDER 5 YEARS are Wasted. |
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18.6% of Children
under 3 years who have low birth weight (<2.5 kgs). |
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55.3% of Women
under 15-49 years old are affected by anemia. |
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50.5% of Infants 6-8 months old who receive solid, semi-solid or soft
foods. |
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19.9 % of Infants & young children 6-23 months old
who achieve minimal diet diversity in Complementary feeding. |
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69.5% of Children
6-59 months old are suffering from anemia. |
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6.5% Children 6-59 months old who had diarrhea in 15 days
prior to survey. |
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21.3% Children 6-35 months old who received supplementary
food under ICDS for 21 days in the month prior to survey. |
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65.3% Children 12-23 months old who are fully immunized
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63.4% Mothers of children under 36 months old who received
three or more antenatal checkups |
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30.3% Women aged 20-24 years who were married before the age
of 18. |
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44.7% Adolescent girls 15-18 years old with low BMI
(<18.5) |
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45.5% Households practicing open defecation
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(Source-
Global Nutrition Report-2015)
Global Nutrition Report-2015)
