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Table 2 Top and bottom 20 districts by child nutritional indicators in India, 2015–2016

From: Socio-biomedical predictors of child nutrition in India: an ecological analysis from a nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey, 2015–2016

Districts

Stunted (%)

Wasted (%)

Underweight (%)

Top-20

Kerala-Ernakulam (12.4), Pathanamthitta, (13.3), Kollam (14.4), Alappuzha (14.5), Idukki (15.1), Kasaragod (18.7), Kozhikode (18.0)

Odisha-Cuttack (15.3), Puri (16.1)

Telangana- Hyderabad (15.7)

Tamil Nadu- Kanniyakumari (17.2)

Karnataka-Mandya (18.6)

Goa, South Goa (18.3)

Punjab-Patiala (17.6), Fatehgarh Sahib (18.7)

Jammu and Kashmir- Anantapur (18.2)

Himachal Pradesh-Kinnaur (18.4)

Meghalaya-South Garo Hills (16.8)

Nagaland-Wokha (18.7)

Daman & Diu-Daman (18.9)

Nagaland- Mokokchung (1.8), Peren (4.1), Phek (6.7)

Mizoram-Aizawl (2.3), Chamrajnagar (6.1), Kolasib (6.5), Lunglei (6.1)

Assam-Dhemaji (6.2), Dima Hasao (6.3)

Manipur-Churachandpur (6.6), Bishnupur (6.9), Imphal West (4.7)

Puducherry-Mahe (6.3)

Jammu and Kashmir-Badgam (4.2), Ganderbal (4.6), Kupwara (5.1), Samba (5.2), Anantapur (5.4), Bandipore (6.2), Kargil (6.8)

Nagaland-Mokokchung (5.8), Peren (10.3)

Mizoram-Aizawl (6.7), Kolasib (11.0)

Jammu and Kashmir-Anantapur (8.2), Ganderbal (8.3), Badgam (8.0), Samba (9.0), Bandipore (9.9), Kulgam (10.2),Shupiyan (11.1)

Arunachal Pradesh- Tawang (8.1), Anjaw (10.4)

Manipur-Imphal West (8.4), Ukhrul (11.1), Churachandpur (11.3)

Sikkim-East (11.2)

Himachal Pradesh-Kullu (11.0)

Andaman and Nicobar-Nicobar (10.5)

Kerala-Kannur (10.5)

Bottom-20

Uttar Pradesh-Etawah (53.2), Maharajganj (53.3), Kheri (53.9), Budaun (55.1), Sitapur (56.4), Gonda (56.9), Siddharth Nagar (57.9), Balrampur (62.8), Shrawasti (63.5), Bahraich (65.1)

Bihar-Sheohar (53), Vaishali (53.7), Kaimur (bhabua) (53.8), Nalanda (54.1), Sitamarhi (57.3)

Jharkhand-Godda (54), Pashchimi Singhbhum (59.4)

Rajasthan-Dhaulpur (54.3)

Karnataka-Yadgir (55.5), Koppal (55.8)

Meghalaya-South Garo Hills (36)

Odisha- Nabarangapur (36)

Rajasthan-Dungarpur (37.5), Sirohi (36.6), Pratapgarh (38.2)

Gujarat-Panch Mahals (36.3), The Dangs (43)

Maharashtra-Garhchiroli (45.8), Nandurbar (39.8)

Uttar Pradesh- Lalitpur (39)

Uttarakhand- Uttarkashi (39.4), Tehri Garhwal (46.9)

Haryana-Ambala (37.9)

Karnataka-Gadag (43.1)

Jharkhand- Simdega (36.7), Bokaro (36.9), Pashchimi Singhbhum (37.5), Khunti (43), Dumka (41.4), PurbiSinghbhum (40.6)

Jharkhand-Pashchimi Singhbhum (66.9),Khunti (53.8), Saraikela-kharsawan (52.6),Dumka (53.5)

Uttar Pradesh- Shahjahanpur (54.3), Kaushambi (52.8), Budaun (53.6), Jaunpur (52.7)

Gujarat-The Dangs (60.0),Narmada (53.6)

Karnataka-Gulbarga (56.7)

West Bengal-Puruliya (58.2)

Madhya Pradesh-Barwani (55.0), Sheopur (55.0)

Rajasthan-Pratapgarh (54.6), Dungarpur (53.4)

Maharashtra- Nandurbar (55.4)

Bihar- Arwal (54.0), Gaya (53.1)

Karnataka- Bellary (53.3)