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Table 8.15: Children under 5 years who are stunted (height-for-age) (%) across states and UTs of India

States/UTs NFHS-1 (1992-93) NFHS-2 (1998-99) NFHS-3 (2005-06) NFHS-4 (2015-16) NFHS-5 (2019-21)*
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Andhra Pradesh 38.6 42.7 31.4 31.2
Arunachal Pradesh 53.9 26.5 43.3 29.4 28.0
Assam 52.2 50.2 46.5 36.4 35.3
Bihar 60.9 53.7 55.6 48.3 42.9
Delhi 43.2 36.8 42.2 31.9 30.9
Goa 32.5 18.1 25.6 20.1 25.8
Gujarat 48.2 43.6 51.7 38.5 39.0
Haryana 46.7 50.0 45.7 34.0 27.5
Himachal Pradesh 41.3 38.6 26.3 30.8
Jammu and Kashmir 40.8 38.8 35.0 27.4 26.9
Karnataka 47.6 36.6 43.7 36.2 35.4
Kerala 27.4 21.9 24.5 19.7 23.4
Madhya Pradesh 51.0 50.0 42.0 35.7
Maharashtra 48.5 39.9 46.3 34.4 35.2
Manipur 33.6 31.3 35.6 28.9 23.4
Meghalaya 50.8 44.9 55.1 43.8 46.5
Mizoram 41.3 34.6 38.8 28.1 28.9
Nagaland 32.4 33.0 38.8 28.6 32.7
Odisha 48.2 44.0 45.0 34.1 31.0
Punjab 40.0 39.2 36.7 25.7 24.5
Rajasthan 43.1 52.0 43.7 39.1 31.8
Sikkim 31.7 38.3 29.6 22.3
Tamil Nadu 29.4 30.9 27.1 25.0
Tripura 46.0 35.7 24.3 32.3
Uttar Pradesh 59.5 55.5 56.8 46.3 39.7
West Bengal 41.5 44.6 32.5 33.8
Chhattisgarh 52.9 37.6 34.6
Jharkhand 49.8 45.3 39.6
Uttarakhand 44.4 33.5 27.0
Telangana 28.0 33.1
Andaman and Nicobar (UT) 23.3 22.5
Chandigarh (UT) 28.7 25.3
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & 37.2 39.4
Daman Diu (UT)
Lakshadweep (UT) 26.8 32.0
Puducherry (UT) 23.7 20.0
Ladakh (UT) 30.5

Source : NFHS reports, MoH&FW
Note: * Survey done over two years,
In NFHS-5, Jammu & Kashmir is Union Territory excluding Ladakh (UT)
As per WHO stunting refers to low height for age. (Under NFHS, a child is considered stunted if s/he falls below 2 standard deviations.)