Area Database (v4.4)

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

Percentage of wasted 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 2023
India (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 20.9 20.7 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.1 20.0 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.5 20.6 19.9 19.3 18.6 17.9 17.3 16.6
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 23.1 21.7 20.4 19.0 17.6 16.3 14.9 13.5 12.2 10.8
Andhra Pradesh 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.6 13.0 13.4 13.8 14.2 14.6 14.9 15.3 15.7 16.1 16.5 16.3 16.0 15.8 15.6 15.3 15.1
Arunachal Pradesh 14.3 13.7 13.2 12.6 12.0 11.4 10.9 10.3 10.9 11.6 12.2 12.9 13.5 14.2 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.5 15.7 16.0 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.9 17.1 15.7 14.3 12.9 11.5 10.1 8.70
Assam 13.5 14.2 14.9 15.6 16.4 17.1 17.8 18.5 17.8 17.1 16.4 15.8 15.1 14.4 13.7 14.0 14.3 14.6 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.6 18.2 19.7 21.3 22.9 24.4 26.0
Bihar 27.3 27.1 26.9 26.7 26.5 26.3 26.1 25.9 26.2 26.6 26.9 27.3 27.6 28.0 28.3 27.5 26.7 25.9 25.1 24.4 23.6 22.8 22.0 21.2 20.4 21.0 21.5 22.1 22.7 23.2 23.8
Chandigarth 8.00 8.17 8.33 8.50 8.67 8.83 9.00 9.17 9.33 9.50
Chhattisgarh 27.1 25.6 24.2 22.7 21.2 19.8 18.3 16.8 15.4 13.9
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 31.3 29.2 27.1 25.0 22.9 20.8 18.7 16.6 14.5 12.4
Daman and Diu 29.8 28.7 27.5 26.4 25.3 24.1 23.0 21.9 20.7 19.6
Goa 17.6 17.4 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.6 16.4 16.2 15.9 15.7 15.4 15.1 14.8 14.6 14.3 15.2 16.1 17.1 18.0 18.9 19.8 20.7 21.7 22.6 23.5 21.9 20.4 18.8 17.2 15.7 14.1
Gujarat 22.7 22.4 22.0 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.7 20.4 20.2 19.9 19.7 19.4 19.2 18.9 18.7 19.4 20.2 20.9 21.7 22.4 23.1 23.9 24.6 25.4 26.1 25.5 24.9 24.3 23.7 23.1 22.5
Haryana 7.90 7.87 7.84 7.81 7.79 7.76 7.73 7.70 9.36 11.0 12.7 14.3 16.0 17.6 19.3 19.5 19.6 19.8 20.0 20.2 20.3 20.5 20.7 20.8 21.0 17.7 14.3 11.0 7.67 4.33 1.00
Himachal Pradesh 16.3 16.6 17.0 17.3 17.6 18.0 18.3 18.6 18.9 19.3 19.6 19.0 18.3 17.7 17.0 16.4 15.7 15.1 14.4 13.8 13.1 14.5 15.9 17.3 18.7 20.1 21.5
Jammu and Kashmir 16.6 16.4 16.1 15.9 15.7 15.5 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.7 14.5 14.2 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.7 14.7 16.6 18.6 20.6 22.5 24.5
Jharkhand 34.8 32.6 30.4 28.2 26.0 23.8 21.6 19.4 17.2 15.0
Karnataka 20.0 20.7 21.5 22.2 22.9 23.6 24.4 25.1 24.1 23.1 22.1 21.2 20.2 19.2 18.2 19.0 19.8 20.6 21.4 22.3 23.1 23.9 24.7 25.5 26.3 23.9 21.5 19.1 16.7 14.3 11.9
Kerala 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.3 13.7 14.1 14.4 14.8 15.2 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.7 15.4 15.2 15.0 14.7 14.5
Lakshadweep 9.10 10.4 11.7 13.0 14.3 15.6 16.9 18.2 19.5 20.8
Madhya Pradesh 22.3 23.2 24.2 25.1 26.0 27.0 27.9 28.8 29.7 30.7 31.6 31.0 30.3 29.7 29.1 28.5 27.8 27.2 26.6 25.9 25.3 22.9 20.6 18.2 15.8 13.5 11.1
Maharashtra 23.6 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.8 23.8 22.7 21.7 20.6 19.6 18.5 17.5 16.4 17.3 18.1 19.0 19.9 20.8 21.6 22.5 23.4 24.2 25.1 25.0 24.8 24.7 24.6 24.4 24.3
Manipur 8.70 8.86 9.01 9.17 9.33 9.49 9.64 9.80 9.74 9.69 9.63 9.57 9.51 9.46 9.40 9.12 8.84 8.56 8.28 8.00 7.72 7.44 7.16 6.88 6.60 7.60 8.60 9.60 10.6 11.6 12.6
Meghalaya 19.7 19.0 18.3 17.6 16.8 16.1 15.4 14.7 17.0 19.3 21.6 23.9 26.2 28.5 30.8 29.3 27.7 26.2 24.6 23.1 21.5 20.0 18.4 16.9 15.3 14.1 12.9 11.7 10.5 9.30 8.10
Mizoram 3.80 5.23 6.66 8.09 9.51 10.9 12.4 13.8 13.1 12.4 11.7 11.1 10.4 9.69 9.00 8.72 8.44 8.16 7.88 7.60 7.32 7.04 6.76 6.48 6.20 7.27 8.33 9.40 10.5 11.5 12.6
Nagaland 12.4 12.6 12.7 12.9 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.2 12.9 12.7 12.4 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.2 13.6 16.1 18.5 20.9 23.4 25.8
New Delhi 14.4 14.7 15.0 15.3 15.6 15.9 16.2 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.2 13.7 12.3 10.8 9.33 7.87 6.40
Orissa 24.8 25.6 26.3 27.1 27.8 28.6 29.3 30.1 28.6 27.1 25.6 24.2 22.7 21.2 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 18.9 18.1 17.3 16.5 15.7 14.9
Puducherry 36.3 32.2 28.2 24.1 20.0 16.0 11.9 7.94 3.97 0.01
Punjab 20.1 18.4 16.8 15.1 13.5 11.8 10.2 8.50 8.51 8.53 8.54 8.56 8.57 8.59 8.60 9.29 9.98 10.7 11.4 12.1 12.7 13.4 14.1 14.8 15.5 13.7 11.9 10.1 8.30 6.50 4.70
Rajasthan 22.0 21.2 20.5 19.7 19.0 18.2 17.5 16.7 17.3 17.8 18.4 19.0 19.6 20.1 20.7 20.9 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.7 21.8 22.0 22.2 22.4 22.6 20.5 18.4 16.3 14.2 12.1 10.00
Sikkim 5.67 6.11 6.56 7.00 7.44 7.89 8.33 8.77 9.21 9.66 10.1 10.6 11.1 11.6 12.1 12.7 13.2 13.7 14.2 14.7 15.2 14.7 14.3 13.8 13.3 12.9 12.4
Tamil Nadu 22.4 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.1 22.1 21.9 21.6 21.4 21.1 20.9 20.7 20.4 20.2 19.9 19.7 17.8 15.9 14.0 12.1 10.2 8.30
Telangana 12.2 13.7 15.1 16.6 18.1 19.5 21.0 22.5 23.9 25.4
Tripura 17.7 17.8 18.0 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.6 18.7 19.6 20.4 21.3 22.1 23.0 23.8 24.7 23.9 23.1 22.3 21.5 20.7 19.9 19.1 18.3 17.5 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3
Uttar Pradesh 19.9 19.4 19.0 18.5 18.1 17.6 17.2 16.7 16.5 16.3 16.1 16.0 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.6 15.8 16.0 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.4 17.2 16.9 16.7 16.5 16.2 16.0
Uttaranchal 27.0 24.6 22.3 19.9 17.5 15.2 12.8 10.4 8.07 5.70
West Bengal 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.0 17.0 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.5 17.7 18.0 18.3 18.6 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.7 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.9 19.9
Lighter numbers are estimates