Data | Over 50% children in 30 States and UTs were anaemic in 2019-20
The Hindu
Gujarat had the highest share of children (79.7%) aged 6-59 months who were anaemic while Kerala was the only State where the share was less than 40%
The progress made in reducing the prevalence of among children between 2005 and 2015 has been derailed as a higher proportion of children aged 6-59 months have been found to be , according to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) compared to NFHS-4 (2015- 16). In 30 out of the 36 States/UTs, over half the children in the age group were found to be anaemic in 2019-20. More worryingly, the proportion of anaemic children increased in 29 States/ UTs in NFHS-5 compared to NFHS-4. A relatively higher share of children were found to be anaemic in several northern and western States in rural and urban areas.
The share of anaemic children aged 6-59 months in NFHS-5 (2019-21) increased by 8.5% points compared to NFHS-4 (2015-16) and was closer to levels recorded in NFHS-3 (2005-06).
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