Lok Sabha Question No. 4926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-31
Subject: Child Anaemia
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 4 926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST MARCH, 2017

## CHILD ANAEMIA

## 4926. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the recently released National Family Health Su (NFHS - 4)  results  which  show  that  over  58  percent  of children  below  five  years  of  age  are anaemic;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government on such survey report;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that insufficient haemoglobin in the blood leaves children exhausted, vulnerable to infections and possibly affects their brain development, if so, thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware of a survey in 2015 - 16 that covered six lakh households, which showed that around 38 percent of children in the same age group were stunted, 21 perc were wasted and 36 percent underweight and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b) :     Yes . As per the previous National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 3 Report, 69.5 per cent of children aged 6 to 59 months were anaemic. However, there has been a signif reduction in anaemia prevalence by about 11 point per cent in the same age group in last ten years as per NFHS 4 Report.
- (c) : Government is aware of the fact as enough scientific literature which show that, an resulting  from  insufficient  Haemoglobin  in  blood,  affects  cognitive  development  and  re immunity makingchild more susceptible to infections.
- (d) : Government is aware of the recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS - 4) Report which shows that 38.4 per cent children below five years are stunted, 21 per c wasted  and  35.7  per  cent  are  u nderweight.  The  State - wise  detail  of  stunting,  wasting  and underweight prevalence as per NFHS - 4 survey report is annexed.

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## Annexure

| State-wise Under-five Child Malnutrition Prevalence (NFHS-4)   | State-wise Under-five Child Malnutrition Prevalence (NFHS-4)   | State-wise Under-five Child Malnutrition Prevalence (NFHS-4)   | State-wise Under-five Child Malnutrition Prevalence (NFHS-4)   | State-wise Under-five Child Malnutrition Prevalence (NFHS-4)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                                         | STATES                                                         | Children under 5 years who are stunted (%)                     | Children under 5 years who are wasted (%)                      | Children under 5 years who are underweight (%)                 |
|                                                                | All India                                                      | 38.4                                                           | 21                                                             | 35.7                                                           |
| 1                                                              | AN Islands                                                     | 23.3                                                           | 18.9                                                           | 21.6                                                           |
| 2                                                              | Andhra P.                                                      | 31.4                                                           | 17.2                                                           | 31.9                                                           |
| 3                                                              | Arunachal P.                                                   | 29.4                                                           | 17.3                                                           | 19.5                                                           |
| 4                                                              | Assam                                                          | 36.4                                                           | 17                                                             | 29.8                                                           |
| 5                                                              | Bihar                                                          | 48.3                                                           | 20.8                                                           | 43.9                                                           |
| 6                                                              | Chandigarh                                                     | 28.7                                                           | 10.9                                                           | 24.5                                                           |
| 7                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 37.6                                                           | 23.1                                                           | 37.7                                                           |
| 8                                                              | D N Haveli                                                     | 41.7                                                           | 27.6                                                           | 38.9                                                           |
| 9                                                              | Daman &Diu                                                     | 23.4                                                           | 24.1                                                           | 26.7                                                           |
| 10                                                             | Delhi                                                          | 32.3                                                           | 17.1                                                           | 27                                                             |
| 11                                                             | Goa                                                            | 20.1                                                           | 21.9                                                           | 23.8                                                           |
| 12                                                             | Gujarat                                                        | 38.5                                                           | 26.4                                                           | 39.3                                                           |
| 13                                                             | Haryana                                                        | 34                                                             | 21.2                                                           | 29.4                                                           |
| 14                                                             | Himachal P.                                                    | 26.3                                                           | 13.7                                                           | 21.2                                                           |
| 15                                                             | J& K                                                           | 27.4                                                           | 12.1                                                           | 16.6                                                           |
| 16                                                             | Jharkhand                                                      | 45.3                                                           | 29                                                             | 47.8                                                           |
| 17                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 36.2                                                           | 26.1                                                           | 35.2                                                           |
| 18                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 19.7                                                           | 15.7                                                           | 16.1                                                           |
| 19                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                    | 27                                                             | 13.8                                                           | 23.4                                                           |
| 20                                                             | Madhya P.                                                      | 42                                                             | 25.8                                                           | 42.8                                                           |
| 21                                                             | Maharashtra                                                    | 29.3                                                           | 24.9                                                           | 30.7                                                           |
| 22                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 28.9                                                           | 6.8                                                            | 13.8                                                           |
| 23                                                             | Meghalaya                                                      | 43.8                                                           | 15.3                                                           | 29                                                             |
| 24                                                             | Mizoram                                                        | 28                                                             | 6.1                                                            | 11.9                                                           |
| 25                                                             | Nagaland                                                       | 28.6                                                           | 11.2                                                           | 16.8                                                           |
| 26                                                             | Odisha                                                         | 34.1                                                           | 20.4                                                           | 34.4                                                           |
| 27                                                             | Puducherry                                                     | 23.7                                                           | 23.6                                                           | 22                                                             |
| 28                                                             | Punjab                                                         | 25.7                                                           | 15.6                                                           | 21.6                                                           |
| 29                                                             | Rajasthan                                                      | 39.1                                                           | 23                                                             | 36.7                                                           |
| 30                                                             | Sikkim                                                         | 29.6                                                           | 14.2                                                           | 14.2                                                           |
| 31                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 27.1                                                           | 19.7                                                           | 23.8                                                           |
| 32                                                             | Telengana                                                      | 28.1                                                           | 18                                                             | 28.5                                                           |
| 33                                                             | Tripura                                                        | 24.3                                                           | 16.8                                                           | 24.1                                                           |
| 34                                                             | Uttar P.                                                       | 46.3                                                           | 17.9                                                           | 39.5                                                           |