National Family Health Survey-5

The first set of findings from the NFHS-5 conducted in 2019-20 were released recently. The survey covered 17 states and five Union territories (UT).

Key Findings

  • Access to improved drinking water sources increased across all states and UTs except Sikkim, which registered a five per cent fall in the population living in households with an improved drinking-water source in last half-a-decade.
  • Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland witnessed significant improvement among the 22 surveyed states in last five years. Bihar topped the list with 99 per cent population having access to ....
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