As of April 2021, over 146 thousand children aged under five in rural India were classified as malnourish based on the anthropometric index of weight-for-height. Meanwhile, nearly 51 thousand children under five years in urban India were malnourished in terms of weight-for-height.
Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area
(in 1,000s)
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/
NFHS. "Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/
NFHS. (2022). Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/
NFHS. "Number of Malnourished Children Aged under Five Years Based on Weight-for-height Index from 2019 to 2021, by Area (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/
NFHS, Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-height index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317102/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-height-index-by-area/
