As per the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3), 2005-06 42.5% children under five years in India are underweight.
The State-wise details are as follows-
S.No
|
State
|
% Underweight Children
|
| India |
42.5
| |
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh |
60.0
|
| 2 | Jharkhand |
56.5
|
| 3 | Bihar |
55.9
|
| 4 | Meghalaya |
48.8
|
| 5 | Chhattisgarh |
47.1
|
| 6 | Gujarat |
44.6
|
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh |
42.4
|
| 8 | Orissa |
40.7
|
| 9 | Rajasthan |
39.9
|
| 10 | Haryana |
39.6
|
| 11 | Tripura |
39.6
|
| 12 | West Bengal |
38.7
|
| 13 | Uttrakhand |
38.0
|
| 14 | Maharashtra |
37.0
|
| 15 | Karnataka |
37.6
|
| 16 | Himachal Pradesh |
36.5
|
| 17 | Assam |
36.4
|
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh |
32.5
|
| 19 | Arunachal Pradesh |
32.5
|
| 20 | Tamil Nadu |
29.8
|
| 21 | Delhi |
26.1
|
| 22 | J&K |
25.6
|
| 23 | Nagaland |
25.2
|
| 24 | Goa |
25.0
|
| 25 | Punjab |
24.9
|
| 26 | Kerala |
22.9
|
| 27 | Manipur |
22.1
|
| 28 | Mizoram |
19.9
|
| 29 | Sikkim |
19.7
|
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