Healthcare
Stunting in children under 5
Percentage of children under 5 years whose height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO reference median. A measure of chronic undernutrition.
Tamil Nadu, latest
25.0%
2020
Change
-7.7%
2015 → 2020
Rank vs compared states
#1 of 5
TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better
Tamil Nadu's Child stunting is 25.0% (2020), down +7.7% since 2015. It ranks #1 of 5 compared states (lower is better).
Read this number carefully
- The latest year (2020) is from a different source; treat the most recent change cautiously.
Tamil Nadu's Child stunting fell from 27.1% (2015) to 25.0% (2020).
Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW
Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- 1 UP Uttar Pradesh 39.7% 2020
- 2 GJ Gujarat 39.0% 2020
- 3 KA Karnataka 35.4% 2020
- 4 MH Maharashtra 35.2% 2020
- 5 TN Tamil Nadu 25.0% 2020
Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from — compare like years with care.
Where this data comes from
The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.
Source provenance
Observations come from 2 distinct sources, segmented below by period.
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2015
↗International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW
National Family Health Survey, Round 4 (2015–16)
5 observations across 5 states · Tier 3
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2020
Primary ↗International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW
National Family Health Survey, Round 5 (2019–21)
5 observations across 5 states · Tier 3
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Methodology & notes
Survey-based anthropometric measurement; WHO 2006 child growth standards.
Alternate sources tracked
- · International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW (National Family Health Survey, Round 4 (2015–16))
All values
Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.
Tamil Nadu
- 2020 2020 25.0%
- 2015 2015 27.1%
Maharashtra 2 values
- 2020 2020 35.2%
- 2015 2015 34.4%
Karnataka 2 values
- 2020 2020 35.4%
- 2015 2015 36.2%
Gujarat 2 values
- 2020 2020 39.0%
- 2015 2015 38.5%
Uttar Pradesh 2 values
- 2020 2020 39.7%
- 2015 2015 46.3%
Cross-state comparison (2020)
Sorted low → high. Tamil Nadu highlighted.