As of April 2021, over 152 thousand children aged under five in rural India were classified as malnourished based on the anthropometric index of weight-for-age. Meanwhile, over 53.2 thousand children under five years in urban India were malnourished in terms of weight-for-age.
Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/
NFHS. "Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/
NFHS. (2022). Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/
NFHS. "Number of Malnourished Children Aged under Five Years Based on Weight-for-age Index from 2019 to 2021, by Area (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/
NFHS, Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of malnourished children aged under five years based on weight-for-age index from 2019 to 2021, by area (in 1,000s) [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317106/india-malnourished-children-based-on-weight-for-age-index-by-area/