Underweight Prevalence Across States in India

Using GIS maps and data from National Family Health Survey-III (2005-06) I put this map together. (Click on it to get a bigger view) On average 46% of Indian children are malnourished. Imagine that - One in two children in India are malnourished. The map shows % of malnutrition prevalence across states in India. There are some patterns. Obvious ones are that northern belt the BIMARU states have high prevalence of malnutrition. But not so obvious ones are the extent of malnutrition in Gujrat and Maharastra - two of the most industrialized and richest states in India.