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Stunting in children under 5 by district (Tamil Nadu)

Percentage of children under 5 whose height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO reference median, for each Tamil Nadu district. District analogue of the state stunting-under-5 indicator. NFHS-5 (2019-21).

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Rank vs compared states

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About this indicator

This is the share of children under five in a district who are too short for their age, a marker of chronic undernutrition that reflects cumulative deprivation in diet, health, and sanitation rather than short-term hunger. Because stunting builds up over the first years of life, it captures conditions during pregnancy and infancy and changes slowly. District figures come from periodic large surveys, so they are best read as the situation around the survey period rather than the current month.

District stunting (under-5) ·

Tamil Nadu's District stunting (under-5): n/a ().

Source: see below

Where this data comes from

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Source provenance

All observations come from a single source.

2020

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International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW

NFHS-5 (2019-21) District Fact Sheets, Tamil Nadu, IIPS/MoHFW (compiled 'Tamil Nadu and Districts Combined', mirrored on OpenCity)

32 observations across 32 states · Tier 3

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Methodology & notes

NFHS-5 (2019-21), official IIPS district fact sheets. 32 districts: TN's NFHS-5 fieldwork predates the 32->38 district reorganisation, so the 6 newer districts have no separate NFHS-5 data. Frozen at NFHS-5 until NFHS-6 is released.