List of Indian states by child nutrition

Child nutrition in India is a serious problem for the public administration.^[1]^[2] However India is on course to meet select child nutrition targets such as the target for stunting.^[3] In 2019, according to UNICEF report, malnutrition is the cause of 69% of deaths among children below 5 years in India.^[4]^[5]

^ Subhomay Saha; Rashi Singh (15 April 2021). "Child malnutrition in India: A systemic failure". Down To Earth. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ Ritankar Chakraborty; Devikrishna NB; Alka Chauhan; Nand Lal Mishra (11 January 2021). "Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5". Down To Earth. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Country Nutrition Profiles: India". Global Nutrition Report. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Malnutrition behind 69 per cent deaths among children below 5 years in India: UNICEF report". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "In India, 8.8 lakh children under five years – highest in the world – died in 2018, says UNICEF". Scroll.in. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[1] Subhomay Saha; Rashi Singh (15 April 2021). "Child malnutrition in India: A systemic failure". Down To Earth. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[:1-2] Ritankar Chakraborty; Devikrishna NB; Alka Chauhan; Nand Lal Mishra (11 January 2021). "Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5". Down To Earth. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[3] "Country Nutrition Profiles: India". Global Nutrition Report. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[4] "Malnutrition behind 69 per cent deaths among children below 5 years in India: UNICEF report". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[5] "In India, 8.8 lakh children under five years – highest in the world – died in 2018, says UNICEF". Scroll.in. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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