42.5% children under 5 years are underweight, 69.5% children under 5 years are anemic:- ministry

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As per the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3), 2005-06, conducted by Ministry of Health and Family welfare, 42.5% children under 5 years are underweight and 69.5%  children under 5 years are anemic. While underweight is  41.9% and 43.1% respectively for male and female children, anaemia among children under 5 years is 69.0% for male and 69.9% for female. The state-wise details are as follows-

	State	% Underweight children (below 5 yrs of age)	Anemia Children ( 6-59 months) %
1	Andhra Pradesh	32.5	70.8
2	Assam	36.4	69.6
3	Arunachal Pradesh	32.5	56.9
4	Bihar	55.9	78.0
5	Chhattisgarh	47.1	71.2
6	Delhi	26.1	57.0
7	Goa	25.0	38.2
8	Gujarat	44.6	69.7
9	Haryana	39.6	72.3
10	Himachal Pradesh	36.5	54.7
11	J&K	25.6	58.6
12	Jharkhand	56.5	70.3
13	Karnataka	37.6	70.4
14	Kerala	22.9	44.5
15	Madhya Pradesh	60.0	74.1
16	Maharashtra	37.0	63.4
17	Manipur	22.1	49.1
18	Meghalaya	48.8	64.4
19	Mizoram	19.9	44.2
20	Nagaland	25.2	NA
21	Orissa	40.7	65.0
22	Punjab	24.9	66.4
23	Rajasthan	39.9	69.7
24	Sikkim	19.7	59.2
25	Tamil Nadu	29.8	64.2
26	Tripura	39.6	62.9
27	Uttar Pradesh	42.4	73.9
28	Uttrakhand	38.0	61.4
29	West Bengal	38.7	61.0
	India	42.5	69.5

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