Over 30% kids under 5 yrs in Himachal stunted, more than 1/4th underweight: NFHS
The proportion of stunted children is more in rural areas as compared to urban areas, and has increased by 4.5 per cent since the last such survey held five years ago. Updated: December 23, 2020 9:08:54 pm
The survey, conducted in 2019-20 in nearly 11,000 households in Himachal, found that 30.8 per cent children aged below five years are stunted in terms of their height-for-age. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)
More than 30 per cent children under the age of five years in Himachal Pradesh are stunted and more than 1/4th are underweight, according to the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS) released recently. The health of children in the state has taken a turn for the worse in terms of all three crucial indicators of nutrition stunting, wasting (low weight for height) and underweight, the survey has shown.