Lok Sabha Question No. 3244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Vitamin D Deficiency
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3244

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

## 3244. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has data of people having Vitamin D deficiency in the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of huge number of cases of Vitamin D deficiency being reported/identified in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  normal  values  of  Vitamin  D besides the criteria for normal values set by the Western World; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (e)  As  per  the  Comprehensive  National  Nutrition  Survey  (CNNS)  Report  (2016-18) brought out by this Ministry in collaboration with UNICEF, State/UT wise details of Vitamin D deficiency is placed at Annexure-I.

## STATE WISE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN OF AGE 1-4 YEARS, 5-9 YEARS AND ADOLESCENTS OF AGE 10-19 YEARS HAVING CLASSIFI ED AS HAVING VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

| All/ State wise   | 1- 4 years   | 5 - 9 years   | 10 - 19 years   |
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
| All/ State wise   | Percentage   | Percentage    | Percentage      |
| India             | 13.8         | 18.2          | 23.9            |
| Delhi             | 32.5         | 43.4          | 47.1            |
| Haryana           | 27.6         | 45.5          | 53.8            |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4.6          | 15.4          | 17.6            |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 22.9         | 36.0          | 52.8            |
| Punjab            | 52.1         | 76.1          | 68.0            |
| Rajasthan         | 25.2         | 23.9          | 25.8            |
| Uttarakhand       | 46.4         | 62.0          | 62.9            |
| Chhattisgarh      | 10.5         | 18.5          | 21.6            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 7.7          | 19.7          | 23.0            |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 13.2         | 12.3          | 19.4            |
| Bihar             | 22.7         | 25.8          | 35.7            |
| Jharkhand         | 19.2         | 20.0          | 29.6            |
| Odisha            | 6.7          | 12.4          | 18.4            |
| West Bengal       | 7.0          | 10.2          | 19.5            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7.3          | 14.3          | 21.9            |
| Assam             | 1.1          | 4.0           | 7.1             |
| Manipur           | 41.2         | 55.5          | 59.8            |
| Meghalaya         | 2.1          | 5.8           | 6.6             |
| Mizoram           | 5.5          | 9.0           | 13.4            |
| Nagaland          | 2.2          | 4.1           | 7.4             |
| Sikkim            | 14.2         | 18.3          | 18.8            |
| Tripura           | 15.2         | 14.7          | 28.8            |
| Goa               | 18.2         | 23.3          | 21.5            |
| Gujarat           | 25.2         | 29.0          | 35.5            |
| Maharashtra       | 12.8         | 17.6          | 22.1            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4.9          | 10.3          | 15.9            |
| Karnataka         | 4.8          | 8.5           | 15.6            |
| Kerala            | 11.8         | 22.6          | 31.6            |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1.4          | 5.4           | 9.8             |
| Telangana         | 9.6          | 5.5           | 8.8             |

Source: Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey Report (2016-18)

Link: https://www.nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=2&sublinkid=1332&lid=713

Vitamin D Deficiency = Serum 25(OH)D concentration < 12ng/mL (30 nmol/L)