Percentage of Children under Age Five Years Classified Malnourished According to Three Anthropometric Indices of Nutritional Status (Height-for-Age, Weight-for-Height and Weight-for-Age) by Residence in India (2005-2006 and 2015-2016) | ||||||
Measure of Nutrition | NFHS-3 (2005-2006) | NFHS-4 (2015-2016) | ||||
Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | |
Height-for-Age1 | ||||||
Percentage Below-3 SD | ||||||
Percentage Below-2 SD2 | ||||||
Weight-for-Height | ||||||
Percentage Below-3 SD | ||||||
Percentage Below-2 SD2 | ||||||
Weight-for-Age | ||||||
Percentage Below-3 SD | ||||||
Percentage Below-2 SD2 | ||||||
Number of Children |