National Family Health Survey 5

On 24^th November, 2021, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for India and 14 States/UTs (clubbed under Phase-II) of the 2019-21 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).

• The States and UTs which were surveyed in the Phase-II are Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Key Results from India and Phase-II States/UTs NFHS-5

More Women than Men for the First Time

• India now has 1,020 women for every 1000 ....