Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey Points at India’s Nutrition Deprived Children

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently released the first-ever Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey in collaboration with UNICEF.

  • The survey was conducted from 2016-2018 covering India’s 0-19 years age Children.
  • It recorded malnutrition that included micronutrient deficiencies and details of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and kidney function in children and adolescents.

Key Findings

  • Slow Progress: Chronic malnutrition or stunting of children under five years of age declined by only one-third between 1992 and 2016. As per the survey, 35 per cent of children under five are stunted, 17 per cent wasted, 33 per cent underweight and ....
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