Table 14: State-wise Children Aged 6-59 Months who are Anaemic

RbiAnnouncementWeb

Research and Publication Banner

असेट प्रकाशक

11 दिसंबर 2025 को प्रकाशित

सुनें

Table 14: State-wise Children Aged 6-59 Months who are Anaemic

(Per cent)

State/Union Territory

NFHS 3 (2005-06)

NFHS 4 (2015-16)

NFHS 5 (2019-21)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

49.0

40.0

Andhra Pradesh

70.8

58.6

63.2

Arunachal Pradesh

56.9

50.7

56.6

Assam

69.6

35.7

68.4

Bihar

78.0

63.5

69.4

Chandigarh

73.1

54.6

Chhattisgarh

71.2

41.6

67.2

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

84.6

75.8^#

Daman & Diu

73.8

Delhi

57.0

62.6

69.2

Goa

38.2

48.3

53.2

Gujarat

69.7

62.6

79.7

Haryana

72.3

71.7

70.4

Himachal Pradesh

54.7

53.7

55.4

Jammu & Kashmir

58.6

43.3

72.7

Jharkhand

70.3

69.9

67.4

Karnataka

70.4

60.9

65.5

Kerala

44.5

35.6

39.4

Ladakh

93.9

Lakshadweep

51.9

43.1

Madhya Pradesh

74.1

68.9

72.6

Maharashtra

63.4

53.8

68.9

Manipur

41.1

23.9

42.8

Meghalaya

64.4

48.0

45.1

Mizoram

44.2

17.7

46.4

Nagaland

21.6

42.7

Odisha

65.0

44.6

64.2

Puducherry

44.9

64.0

Punjab

66.4

56.6

71.1

Rajasthan

69.7

60.3

71.5

Sikkim

59.2

55.1

56.4

Tamil Nadu

64.2

50.7

57.4

Telangana

60.7

70.0

Tripura

62.9

48.3

64.2

Uttar Pradesh

73.9

63.2

66.4

Uttarakhand

61.4

59.8

58.8

West Bengal

61.0

54.2

69.0

ALL INDIA

69.5

58.4

67.1

#: Figures for Dadar and Nagar Haveli include Daman and Diu.
Notes: Anaemia is identified with Haemoglobin <11.0 g/dl (grams per decilitre (g/dl)). As National Family Health Survey (NFHS) uses the capillary blood for estimation of anaemia, the results of NFHS-5 need not be compared with other surveys using venous blood.
Source: National Health Profile (NHP), various issues.