Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of stunted children
Subnational regions
India
All years

Percentage of stunted children

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
India (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 57.0 56.2 55.3 54.5 53.6 52.8 51.9 51.1 50.6 50.2 49.7 49.2 48.7 48.3 47.8 46.8 45.8 44.8 43.8 42.9 41.9 40.9 39.9 38.9 37.9 37.1 36.3 35.5 34.7 33.9 33.1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 22.9 22.8 22.8 22.7 22.6 22.6 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.3
Andhra Pradesh 49.6 48.9 48.2 47.5 46.8 46.1 45.4 44.8 44.1 43.4 42.7 41.6 40.4 39.3 38.2 37.1 35.9 34.8 33.7 32.5 31.4 31.3 31.2 31.1 31.0 30.9 30.8
Arunachal Pradesh 58.8 54.8 50.8 46.8 42.7 38.7 34.7 30.7 32.4 34.1 35.8 37.4 39.1 40.8 42.5 41.2 39.9 38.5 37.2 35.9 34.6 33.3 31.9 30.6 29.3 28.9 28.5 28.1 27.7 27.3 26.9
Assam 57.8 57.5 57.1 56.8 56.5 56.2 55.8 55.5 54.2 52.8 51.5 50.2 48.9 47.5 46.2 45.2 44.2 43.2 42.2 41.2 40.1 39.1 38.1 37.1 36.1 35.8 35.6 35.3 35.0 34.8 34.5
Bihar 64.9 63.7 62.6 61.4 60.2 59.0 57.9 56.7 56.3 55.9 55.5 55.2 54.8 54.4 54.0 53.4 52.8 52.2 51.6 51.0 50.3 49.7 49.1 48.5 47.9 46.3 44.6 43.0 41.4 39.7 38.1
Chandigarth 33.3 31.9 30.6 29.2 27.8 26.5 25.1 23.7 22.4 21.0
Chhattisgarh 40.5 39.5 38.5 37.5 36.5 35.5 34.5 33.5 32.5 31.5
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 39.4 39.9 40.4 40.9 41.4 41.9 42.4 42.9 43.4 43.9
Daman and Diu 13.5 16.4 19.3 22.2 25.1 28.0 30.9 33.8 36.7 39.6
Goa 37.5 35.2 33.0 30.7 28.4 26.1 23.9 21.6 22.1 22.7 23.2 23.8 24.3 24.9 25.4 24.9 24.5 24.0 23.5 23.1 22.6 22.1 21.6 21.2 20.7 22.4 24.0 25.7 27.4 29.0 30.7
Gujarat 53.7 53.5 53.2 53.0 52.8 52.6 52.3 52.1 52.0 51.9 51.8 51.7 51.6 51.5 51.4 50.1 48.7 47.4 46.1 44.8 43.4 42.1 40.8 39.4 38.1 38.4 38.8 39.1 39.4 39.8 40.1
Haryana 54.0 54.3 54.6 54.9 55.1 55.4 55.7 56.0 54.5 53.0 51.5 50.0 48.5 47.0 45.5 44.3 43.0 41.8 40.6 39.4 38.1 36.9 35.7 34.4 33.2 31.3 29.4 27.5 25.6 23.7 21.8
Himachal Pradesh 52.0 50.6 49.3 47.9 46.5 45.2 43.8 42.4 41.0 39.7 38.3 37.1 35.9 34.7 33.5 32.3 31.0 29.8 28.6 27.4 26.2 27.8 29.3 30.9 32.5 34.0 35.6
Jammu and Kashmir 47.3 47.0 46.8 46.5 46.3 46.0 45.8 45.5 44.1 42.6 41.2 39.8 38.4 36.9 35.5 34.7 33.9 33.2 32.4 31.6 30.8 30.0 29.3 28.5 27.7 27.5 27.2 27.0 26.8 26.5 26.3
Jharkhand 49.5 47.9 46.2 44.6 43.0 41.3 39.7 38.1 36.4 34.8
Karnataka 54.2 52.5 50.8 49.1 47.5 45.8 44.1 42.4 42.4 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.5 42.6 42.6 41.9 41.2 40.5 39.8 39.1 38.3 37.6 36.9 36.2 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.5
Kerala 35.5 34.5 33.6 32.6 31.6 30.6 29.7 28.7 28.1 27.6 27.0 26.5 25.9 25.4 24.8 24.3 23.8 23.3 22.8 22.3 21.7 21.2 20.7 20.2 19.7 20.9 22.2 23.4 24.6 25.9 27.1
Lakshadweep 21.4 23.2 25.0 26.8 28.6 30.4 32.2 34.0 35.8 37.6
Madhya Pradesh 57.7 57.0 56.3 55.6 54.9 54.2 53.5 52.8 52.1 51.4 50.7 49.8 48.9 48.0 47.1 46.2 45.2 44.3 43.4 42.5 41.6 39.6 37.6 35.6 33.6 31.6 29.6
Maharashtra 53.8 52.9 51.9 51.0 50.0 49.1 48.1 47.2 47.1 46.9 46.8 46.7 46.6 46.4 46.3 45.0 43.7 42.4 41.1 39.9 38.6 37.3 36.0 34.7 33.4 34.1 34.9 35.6 36.3 37.1 37.8
Manipur 41.2 40.9 40.5 40.2 39.9 39.6 39.2 38.9 38.4 37.9 37.4 36.8 36.3 35.8 35.3 34.7 34.0 33.4 32.7 32.1 31.5 30.8 30.2 29.5 28.9 27.1 25.2 23.4 21.6 19.7 17.9
Meghalaya 55.5 54.6 53.6 52.7 51.7 50.8 49.8 48.9 49.1 49.4 49.6 49.8 50.0 50.3 50.5 49.8 49.1 48.3 47.6 46.9 46.2 45.5 44.7 44.0 43.3 44.4 45.4 46.5 47.6 48.6 49.7
Mizoram 46.8 46.0 45.3 44.5 43.8 43.0 42.3 41.5 41.3 41.2 41.0 40.9 40.7 40.6 40.4 39.2 37.9 36.7 35.5 34.3 33.0 31.8 30.6 29.3 28.1 28.3 28.5 28.7 28.9 29.1 29.3
Nagaland 37.1 37.3 37.5 37.7 38.0 38.2 38.4 38.6 38.7 38.7 38.8 38.9 39.0 39.0 39.1 38.0 36.9 35.9 34.8 33.7 32.6 31.5 30.5 29.4 28.3 29.8 31.2 32.7 34.2 35.6 37.1
New Delhi 50.2 49.2 48.3 47.3 46.3 45.3 44.4 43.4 43.2 43.1 42.9 42.8 42.6 42.5 42.3 41.2 40.2 39.1 38.0 37.0 35.9 34.8 33.7 32.7 31.6 31.4 31.1 30.9 30.7 30.4 30.2
Orissa 53.8 53.1 52.5 51.8 51.1 50.4 49.8 49.1 48.5 47.9 47.3 46.7 46.1 45.5 44.9 43.8 42.7 41.6 40.5 39.4 38.3 37.2 36.1 35.0 33.9 32.9 32.0 31.0 30.0 29.1 28.1
Puducherry 27.1 25.9 24.8 23.6 22.4 21.3 20.1 18.9 17.8 16.6
Punjab 47.0 46.8 46.5 46.3 46.1 45.9 45.6 45.4 44.1 42.9 41.6 40.4 39.1 37.9 36.6 35.5 34.4 33.3 32.2 31.2 30.1 29.0 27.9 26.8 25.7 25.3 24.9 24.5 24.1 23.7 23.3
Rajasthan 46.9 48.6 50.3 52.0 53.6 55.3 57.0 58.7 56.5 54.4 52.2 50.0 47.8 45.7 43.5 43.0 42.5 42.0 41.5 41.0 40.5 40.0 39.5 39.0 38.5 36.3 34.1 31.9 29.7 27.5 25.3
Sikkim 35.3 35.6 35.9 36.2 36.5 36.8 37.1 37.3 37.6 37.9 38.2 37.3 36.4 35.6 34.7 33.8 32.9 32.0 31.2 30.3 29.4 27.2 24.9 22.7 20.5 18.2 16.0
Tamil Nadu 36.8 36.2 35.7 35.1 34.5 34.0 33.4 32.8 32.2 31.7 31.1 30.7 30.2 29.8 29.4 29.0 28.5 28.1 27.7 27.2 26.8 26.2 25.7 25.1 24.5 24.0 23.4
Telangana 22.5 24.3 26.0 27.8 29.6 31.3 33.1 34.9 36.6 38.4
Tripura 53.5 52.1 50.6 49.2 47.7 46.3 44.8 43.4 42.3 41.3 40.2 39.1 38.0 37.0 35.9 34.7 33.5 32.2 31.0 29.8 28.6 27.4 26.1 24.9 23.7 26.5 29.4 32.2 35.0 37.9 40.7
Uttar Pradesh 64.3 63.8 63.2 62.7 62.1 61.6 61.0 60.5 59.8 59.2 58.5 57.8 57.1 56.5 55.8 54.8 53.8 52.8 51.8 50.8 49.8 48.8 47.8 46.8 45.8 43.7 41.7 39.6 37.5 35.5 33.4
Uttaranchal 39.3 37.3 35.2 33.2 31.2 29.1 27.1 25.1 23.0 21.0
West Bengal 53.4 52.5 51.6 50.7 49.8 48.9 48.0 47.0 46.1 45.2 44.3 43.2 42.0 40.9 39.7 38.6 37.4 36.3 35.1 34.0 32.8 33.2 33.5 33.9 34.3 34.6 35.0
Lighter numbers are estimates