Only 15.3% children aged 6-23 months receive adequate diet: NFHS-6
The NFHS-6 data indicates that only 15.3% of children aged 6-23 months in India receive an adequate diet, despite a slight increase from previous years. Concerns have been raised about the decline in exclusive breastfeeding rates, which fell from 63.7% to 55.8%. While there are some improvements in child nutrition, significant challenges remain, highlighting the need for urgent action to support breastfeeding and improve dietary diversity.
- ▪Only 15.3% of children aged 6-23 months receive an adequate diet according to NFHS-6 data.
- ▪Exclusive breastfeeding rates have declined from 63.7% in NFHS-5 to 55.8% in NFHS-6.
- ▪The prevalence of stunting among children under five has decreased from 35.5% to 32.3%.
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The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has revealed a worrying trend in child nutrition, with a substantial proportion of children aged 6-23 months still not getting an adequate diet despite some improvement witnessed over the previous years.According to the data, the proportion of children in the 6-23-month age group receiving an adequate diet stood at 15.3% in NFHS-6, up from 11% in NFHS-5. This means that Indian toddlers are still missing out on the diverse and frequent meals required for healthy growth and brain development, despite improvements in food availability and government nutrition programmes.
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