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India in numbers (NFHS-6)
The newest National Family Health Survey (2023–24) against the previous one (2019–21), for India and for Odisha. These numbers are why the steps on the checklist matter.
| Measure | NFHS-5 (2019–21) | NFHS-6 (2023–24) |
|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 too short for their age (stunted) | 35.5% | 29.3% |
| Children under 5 too thin for their height (wasted) | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| Children under 5 severely wasted | 7.7% | 5.2% |
| Children under 5 underweight | 32.1% | 31.8% |
| Children 12 to 23 months fully vaccinated (vaccination card) | 83.8% | 87.1% |
| Pregnancies with a check-up in the first trimester | 70.0% | 76.2% |
| Mothers who took iron-folic acid for 180+ days in pregnancy | 26.0% | 37.8% |
| Births in a hospital or health centre | 88.6% | 90.6% |
| Births by C-section, all | 21.5% | 27.2% |
| Births by C-section, private hospitals | 47.4% | 54.1% |
| Babies breastfed in the first hour | 41.8% | 50.1% |
| Babies under 6 months given only breast milk | 63.7% | 55.8% |
| Babies 6 to 8 months given solid food and breast milk | 45.9% | 59.5% |
| Children 6 to 23 months with an adequate diet | 11.0% | 15.3% |
| Women 15 to 49 overweight or obese | 24.0% | 30.7% |
| Men 15 to 49 overweight or obese | 22.9% | 27.3% |
| Women with high blood sugar or on medicine | 13.5% | 17.8% |
| Men with high blood sugar or on medicine | 15.6% | 20.9% |
| Young women 15 to 24 using hygienic period protection | 77.6% | 79.2% |
| Households with health insurance | 41.0% | 60.2% |
| Women 15 to 49 with anaemia | 57.0% | Not reported |
| Children 6 to 59 months with anaemia | 67.1% | Not reported |
| Odisha: children under 5 stunted | 31.0% | 26.8% |
| Odisha: children under 5 wasted | 18.1% | 22.1% (up) |
| Odisha: children under 5 underweight | 29.7% | 31.6% (up) |
| Odisha: babies breastfed in the first hour | 68.5% | 60.9% (down) |
| Odisha: babies under 6 months given only breast milk | 72.9% | 66.7% (down) |
| Odisha: children 6 to 23 months with an adequate diet | 20.1% | 14.9% (down) |
| Odisha: pregnancies with a first-trimester check-up | 76.9% | 70.6% (down) |
| Odisha: births by C-section, private hospitals | 70.7% | 76.8% |
| Odisha: women with high blood sugar or on medicine | 14.0% | 21.7% (up) |
| Odisha: men with high blood sugar or on medicine | 17.0% | 26.6% (up) |
| Odisha: households with health insurance | 47.9% | 82.7% |
Primary Source: NFHS-6, 2023-24: India and State/UT Fact Sheets (IIPS, May 2026; provisional). Anaemia: NFHS-5 India Report (IIPS and ICF), Tables 10.13 and 10.24; NFHS-6 fact sheets do not report anaemia