From June 2019 to April 2021, approximately 89 percent of infants born alive to mothers in India aged 20 to 34 weighed average or larger. Meanwhile, among mothers aged under 20, a higher percentage of very small infants and infants smaller than average was recorded, compared to older mothers.
Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/
NFHS. "Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/
NFHS. (2022). Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/
NFHS. "Percentage Distribution of All Live Births by Size of Child at Birth in India from 2019 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/
NFHS, Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Percentage distribution of all live births by size of child at birth in India from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317043/india-distribution-of-live-births-by-size-of-child/