194 / 354
162
National Health Profile 2018
3.3.7 Anaemia among Children and Women*
S.No.
States/UTs
Children age 6-59
months who are
anaemic (<11.0 g/dl) (%)
Non-pregnant women
age 15-49 years who are
anaemic (<12.0 g/dl) (%)
Pregnant women age
15-49 years who are
anaemic (<11.0 g/dl) (%)
All women age 15-49
years who are anaemic
(%)
India
58.4
53.1
50.3
53.0
1
Andhra Pradesh
58.6
60.2
52.9
60.0
2
Assam
35.7
46.1
44.8
46.0
3
Bihar
63.5
60.4
58.3
60.3
4
Chattisgarh
41.6
47.3
41.5
47.0
5
Gujarat
62.6
55.1
51.3
54.9
6
Haryana
71.7
63.1
55.0
62.7
7
Jharkhand
69.9
65.3
62.6
65.2
8
Karnataka
60.9
44.8
45.4
44.8
9
Kerala
35.6
34.6
22.6
34.2
10 Madhya Pradesh
68.9
52.4
54.6
52.5
11 Maharashtra
53.8
47.9
49.3
48.0
12 Odisha
44.6
51.2
47.6
51.0
13 Punjab
56.6
54.0
42.0
53.5
14 Rajasthan
60.3
46.8
46.6
46.8
15 Tamil Nadu
50.7
55.4
44.4
55.1
16 Telangana
60.7
56.9
49.8
56.7
17 Uttar Pradesh
63.2
52.5
51.0
52.4
18 West Bengal
54.2
62.8
53.6
62.5
19 Arunachal Pradesh
50.7
40.6
33.8
40.3
20 Delhi
62.6
52.8
45.1
52.5
21 Goa
48.3
31.4
(26.7)
31.3
22 Himachal Pradesh
53.7
53.6
50.2
53.4
23 Jammu & Kashmir
43.3
40.4
38.1
40.3
24 Manipur
23.9
26.4
26.0
26.4
25 Meghalaya
48.0
56.5
53.1
56.2
26 Mizoram
17.7
22.4
24.5
22.5
27 Nagaland
21.6
23.7
28.9
23.9
28 Sikkim
55.1
35.2
23.6
34.9
29 Tripura
48.3
54.5
54.4
54.5
30 Uttarakhand
59.8
45.1
46.5
45.2
31 A&N Islands
49.0
65.8
61.4
65.7
32 Chandigarh
73.1
75.9
*
75.9
33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli
84.6
80.0
(67.9)
79.5
34 Daman & Diu
73.8
59.3
*
58.9
35 Lakshadweep
51.9
46.1
36.5
45.7
36 Puducherry
44.9
53.4
26.0
52.4
Source:
National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4)
Note:
*
Haemoglobin in grams per decilitre (g/dl). Among children, prevalence is adjusted for altitude.