ANNEX-I
STATEMENT
REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1967 FOR
15-3-2010 BY SHRI BIRENDRA PRASAD BAISHYA
Prevalence of Underweight Children below the age of five years,
-- NFHS 3 (2005-06) State-wise -- In Descending Order
of Prevalence
|
S.No |
State |
Children ( 6-59 months) % |
|
|
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|
|
India |
42.5 |
|
|
1 |
Madhya Pradesh |
60.0 |
|
|
2 |
Jharkhand
|
56.5 |
|
|
3 |
Bihar |
55.9 |
|
|
4 |
Meghalaya |
48.8 |
|
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
47.1 |
|
|
6 |
Gujarat
|
44.6 |
|
|
7 |
Uttar Pradesh |
42.4 |
|
|
8 |
Orissa |
40.7 |
|
|
9 |
Rajasthan |
39.9 |
|
|
10 |
Haryana |
39.6 |
|
|
11 |
Tripura |
39.6 |
|
|
12 |
West Bengal
|
38.7 |
|
|
13 |
Uttrakhand |
38.0 |
|
|
14 |
Maharashtra |
37.0 |
|
|
15 |
Karnataka |
37.6 |
|
|
16 |
Himachal Pradesh |
36.5 |
|
|
17 |
Assam |
36.4 |
|
|
18 |
Andhra Pradesh |
32.5 |
|
|
19 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
32.5 |
|
|
20 |
Tamil Nadu |
29.8 |
|
|
21 |
Delhi |
26.1 |
|
|
22 |
J&K
|
25.6 |
|
|
23 |
Nagaland |
25.2 |
|
|
24 |
Goa |
25.0 |
|
|
25 |
Punjab
|
24.9 |
|
|
26 |
Kerala |
22.9 |
|
|
27 |
Manipur |
22.1 |
|
|
28 |
Mizoram |
19.9 |
|
|
29 |
Sikkim |
19.7 |
|