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WASTED CHILDREN

Wasted refers to low weight-for-height where a child is thin for his/her height but not necessarily short. Also known as acute malnutrition, this carries an immediate increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Wasted children have a 5-20 times higher risk of dying from common diseases like diarrhoea or pneumonia than normally nourished children.

2016 STATE OF STATES RANKINGS FOR WASTED CHILDREN

RANK

STATE

CHILD POPULATION
(UNDER THE AGE OF 5)*

WASTED CHILDREN
(% OF TOTAL POPULATION)*

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#13

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* - 2015 Estimates

Source:
National Bureau of Statistics
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program
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