Malnutrition

Overall: According to government figures from the year 2015-2016, 22.9 per cent of women in the 15-29 age group are underweight, as compared to 20.2 per cent of men in the same age group.

Women: According to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 report, in 2016, nearly 51.4 per cent of women of reproductive age in India were suffering from anaemia.

  • Almost 50 per cent of women are facing severe undernutrition and Anaemia.

Children: Around 60 million children, which is roughly about half, of all children in India are underweight, about 45 per cent are stunted, 21 per ....

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