FNB GOI 9428352270 Percent undernutrition among children under-five years of age in Gujarat (%)
Urban Rural To tal
54.4 48.1 46.6 51.7 39 44.6
20.1 18.7 16.1
Underweight Stunted Wasted
Percent of child underweight according to age (NFHS-3, 2005-06)
80 60 %40 20 0 0-5 6-11 12-17 18-23 24-29 30-35 36-41 42-47 48-53 54-59 Age (in months) Maternal short stature and acute undernutrition among married women in Gujarat
Urban Rural Total
Indicators from NFHS-3
Women with Short-Stature (%) 8.6 8.8 8.7
Adolescents (15-19 years) with Short-Stature (%) 7.5 6.2 6.7
Women with acute undernutrition* (%) 24.5 45.3 36.3
Adolescents (15-19 years) with acute
undernutrition (%) 46.3 59.8 54.1 *Excluding pregnant women and lactating women with infants less than 2 months. Anemia in Gujarat
Indicators from NFHS-3, 2005-06 Urban Rural Total
All Women with Anemia 50.9 58.7 55.3
Pregnant women with Anemia 58.9 61.8 60.8
Breastfeeding women with Anemia 55.4 62.8 60.5 Adolescents with Anemia 53.1 60.4 57.4
Children 6-59 months with Anemia 61.9 74.6 69.7
Consumption pattern of micronutrient rich foods by women in Gujarat (%)
Rural Urban Total
83.6 81.5 80 69.6 65
56.2 54.6 56.3 55.7
53.5 49.7 45.6 41 34 28.7
Women w ho consume Women w ho consume Women w ho consume Women w ho consume Households consuming milk/curd on daily basis pulses/beans on daily dark green leafy fruits atleast on w eekly iodized salt 15 ppm or (%) basis (%) vegetables on daily basis (%) more basis (%) Issue is not Food Insecurity but Nutrition Insecurity 100
80
60
70% Anemic 40
20
0 Timely BF initiation* Exclusive BF for first 6 Children 6-9 mo fed Children 6-23 mo fed Children fed foods rich Household consuming mo* complementary foods* food rich in Vitamin A** in iron** iodized salt** *DLHS 3, 2007-08 **NFHS-3, 2005-06 8 Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices in Gujarat
Disparities within Districts
Initiation of Breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth
