India Health data for 2025 reveals a tense mismatch between headline progress and the everyday burden still showing up across regions and age groups. One set of indicators moves, while others remain stubbornly high, changing how we should interpret “improvement” at a national level. Let’s walk through the key statistics that help make sense of that contrast.
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Healthcare Infrastructure and Access
1Number of government allopathic doctors in India 11.9 per 10,000 population in 2022
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2Ayushman Bharat health accounts created 35 crore, covering 55 crore people by 2023
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3Public health facilities in India: 1,69,612 sub-centres, 30,045 PHCs as of 2023
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4Hospital beds per 1,000 population in India 5.3 (2022)
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5Telemedicine consultations under eSanjeevani reached 15 crore by 2023
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6National Health Expenditure 2.1% of GDP in 2021-22
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7Out-of-pocket expenditure reduced to 39.4% of total health expenditure in 2021-22
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8ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) 50 crore created by 2024
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9Medical colleges increased to 706 with 1,18,000 MBBS seats in 2023
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10Rural health statistics: 25,165 CHCs operational in 2021
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11Immunization sessions held 12 crore annually under UIP
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12Jan Aushadhi Kendras 13,500+ providing generic medicines at 60-90% discount
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13Health and Wellness Centres operational 1.75 lakh by 2023 under Ayushman Bharat
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14Ambulance services: 108 service covers 25 states with 16,000+ ambulances
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15Blood banks 4,479 in India as of 2022
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16Diagnostic labs under PMJAY empanelled 70,000+
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17Nursing staff 19.8 per 10,000 population in 2022
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18Pharmacists 6.2 per 10,000 population in India 2022
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19Health workers (ASHA) 10.5 lakh in India 2023
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20District hospitals 662 in India 2022
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21Sub-centres per lakh population 11.2 in rural India
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22PHC per lakh population 3.9 in rural areas 2021
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23CHC per lakh population 0.8 in rural India 2021
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24Ayush infrastructure: 3,000 hospitals, 23,000 dispensaries 2023
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25PMJAY claims processed 7.5 crore worth Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024
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Healthcare Infrastructure and Access Interpretation
While India's health system boasts impressive digital reach and scale, its core infrastructure still feels like a well-meaning but understaffed hospital where the doctor-to-patient ratio is a polite suggestion and the beds are mathematically optimistic.
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Infectious Diseases
1India reported 1.2 million new HIV infections cumulatively, but new infections dropped to 86,000 in 2022
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2Tuberculosis incidence in India was 199 per 100,000 population in 2022 per WHO
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3Malaria cases in India fell to 0.27 per 1,000 population in 2022 from 0.58 in 2015
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4India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage reached 95% for first dose among adults by 2023
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5Hepatitis B prevalence among children under 5 in India is less than 1% due to vaccination
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62.14 million people living with HIV in India as of 2022, with ART coverage at 78%
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7Leprosy new case detection rate in India was 5.76 per 100,000 in 2021-22
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8Dengue cases reported in India were 193,245 in 2022
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9Polio cases in India zero since 2011, certified polio-free by WHO in 2014
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10Kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) cases reduced to 1,403 in 2022 from 33,907 in 2005
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11Japan's encephalitis annual cases average 1,000-3,000 with case fatality 20-30% in India
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12Chikungunya cases surged to 100,000+ in some years, but 2022 reported 6,929 cases
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13Filariasis elimination targeted, with 94% districts achieved elimination as of 2023
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14Influenza-like illness during COVID monitored, but seasonal flu vaccination coverage low at <10%
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15Rabies causes ~18,000 deaths annually in India, 36% of global burden
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16Measles cases dropped post-MR campaign, coverage 95% in 2019
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17Pertussis (whooping cough) incidence 0.1 per 100,000 due to high vaccination
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18Diphtheria cases rare, <100 annually with 95% vaccination coverage
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19Tetanus neonatal cases <100 in 2022 from thousands pre-vaccination era
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20Hepatitis C prevalence 0.5-1% in general population, higher in high-risk groups
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21Nipah virus outbreaks sporadic, 17 deaths in Kerala 2018
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22Monkeypox cases minimal, 30 imported/suspected till 2023
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23Antimicrobial resistance: 70% of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to carbapenems in India
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24Scrub typhus emerging, ~9,000 cases in 2022
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25Leptospirosis ~2,000 cases annually, higher in monsoons
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26Kyasanur Forest Disease cases 400-500 yearly in endemic areas
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27Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever rare, few cases in Gujarat
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Infectious Diseases Interpretation
While India continues to battle a formidable portfolio of plagues—from stubborn superbugs to monsoon-borne menaces—its targeted public health campaigns have, with stubborn optimism, turned the tide on everything from ancient scourges like polio and leprosy to a modern pandemic, proving that relentless, effective intervention can punch well above its weight against a relentless array of microscopic foes.
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Maternal and Child Child Health
128.9% of children under 5 in India had diarrhea in the 2 weeks before NFHS-5 and received ORS
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Maternal and Child Child Health Interpretation
Nearly one in three of India’s youngest children recently battled preventable diarrheal illness, a sobering national checkpoint where the life-saving simplicity of an ORS packet is both the headline and the homework.
Maternal and Child Health
1India's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) declined to 97 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2018-2020 from 130 in 2014-2016
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2In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 88.6% of women aged 15-49 in India received antenatal care from a doctor, nurse, or auxiliary nurse midwife, ANM, lady health visitor, LHV or other health professionals for their last birth
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3Institutional deliveries in public facilities in India rose to 60.5% in NFHS-5 (2019-21) from 52.1% in NFHS-4
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4India's under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) was 41.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019, down from 49.7 in 2015
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5Neonatal mortality rate in India stood at 20.5 per 1,000 live births in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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658.2% of children aged 12-23 months in India received all basic vaccinations in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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7Postnatal care for mothers within 2 days of delivery reached 79.2% in India per NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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8India's infant mortality rate (IMR) was 35.2 per 1,000 live births in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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989.5% of women aged 15-49 in India had at least 3 antenatal care visits in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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10Births attended by skilled health personnel in India were 88.6% in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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11Adolescent fertility rate in India was 43.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2021
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1221.0% of women aged 15-19 in India were already mothers or pregnant in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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13Full immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months in India was 76.1% including boosters in NFHS-5
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14Stunting among children under 5 in India was 35.5% in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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15Wasting among children under 5 in India affected 19.3% in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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16Underweight prevalence among children under 5 in India was 32.1% per NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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1764.0% of children aged 6-59 months received Vitamin A supplementation in the 6 months preceding NFHS-5 survey in India
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18Exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months in India was practiced by 63.7% of last-born children under 6 months per NFHS-5
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19Low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) affected 27.4% of newborns in India in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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2049.7% of children aged 6-23 months in India received an adequate diet in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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21India's child marriage rate shows 23.3% of women aged 20-24 married before age 18 per NFHS-5
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22Stillbirth rate in India was 13.3 per 1,000 total births in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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2391.8% of households in India had at least one member covered by health insurance per NFHS-5, impacting maternal care access
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24Cesarean section deliveries accounted for 21.5% of total births in India in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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25Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth was 41.6% in India per NFHS-5
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26India's total fertility rate (TFR) declined to 2.0 children per woman in NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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2776.1% of pregnant women in India received 100 IFA tablets during pregnancy per NFHS-5
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28Postnatal check for newborns within 24 hours of birth was 71.5% in India per NFHS-5
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29Acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms treated in 70.4% of affected children under 5 in India per NFHS-5
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Maternal and Child Health Interpretation
India's maternal and child health story is one of impressive progress on paper, shadowed by a stubbornly persistent reality where too many mothers still die, too many babies are born small, and too many children remain undernourished, proving that statistics can celebrate while still pleading for more work to be done.
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Non-Communicable Diseases
1Prevalence of diabetes in India was 11.4% among adults in 2022 per ICMR-INDIAB study
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2Hypertension prevalence in India reached 35.5% among adults aged 18-69 in 2023 NFHS analysis
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3Cardiovascular diseases account for 28.1% of total deaths in India (2020)
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4Cancer incidence rate 100.4 per 100,000 for all sites in India 2022 (GLOBOCAN)
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5COPD prevalence 7.2% in India per systematic review 2020
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6Obesity (BMI >=25) in Indian adults 30.5% per NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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7Tobacco use among adults in India 38.8% (men 42.4%, women 0.9%) per GATS-2 2016-17
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8Alcohol consumption past 12 months 20.8% adults in India per NFHS-5
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9Self-reported high blood sugar 9.4% among adults 15+ in India NFHS-5
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10Stroke mortality rate 91 per 100,000 in India (2019)
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11Oral cancer most common in men, 11.28% of cancers (GLOBOCAN 2022)
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12Breast cancer incidence 27.6 per 100,000 women in India 2022
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13Cervical cancer 18.3% of female cancers, 123,907 new cases 2022
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14NCDs cause 63% of all deaths in India
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15Raised blood pressure prevalence 22.6% adults 18+ in India 2015
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16Insufficient physical activity 21.7% adults in India
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17Mean fasting blood glucose 105.3 mg/dl in India adults
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18Age-standardized ischemic heart disease mortality 161.6 per 100,000 in India 2019
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19Chronic kidney disease prevalence 15.4% in India per ICMR study 2023
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20Depression prevalence 3.9% adults in India 2017
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21Suicide rate 16.3 per 100,000 in India 2020
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22Osteoarthritis affects 22% elderly in India
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23Thyroid disorders prevalence 42% women, 4.8% men in urban India
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24Anemia due to NCDs contributes to 50% burden in women
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25Parkinson's disease prevalence 1.5 per 100,000, rising rapidly
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26Rheumatoid arthritis 0.75% prevalence in India
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Non-Communicable Diseases Interpretation
India is brewing a perfect storm of preventable chronic diseases, where a staggering portion of the population is simultaneously sweetened with diabetes, salted with hypertension, smoked with tobacco, and stirred into inactivity, creating a national health crisis that demands immediate and sober attention.
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Nutrition and Malnutrition
1Household air pollution from solid fuels 42.7% in India NFHS-5
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2Anemia prevalence among children 6-59 months 67.1% in India NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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3Anemia in women 15-49 years 57.0% in India per NFHS-5
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4Anemia in adolescent girls 15-19 years 59.1% NFHS-5 India
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5Anemia in pregnant women 52.2% in India NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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6Overweight or obesity among children under 5 6.0% in India NFHS-5
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7Thinness (BMI <18.5) among women 15-49 28.8% NFHS-5 India
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8Overweight/obesity women 15-49 24.0% in India NFHS-5
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9Households using iodized salt 96.3% in India NFHS-5 (2019-21)
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10Children 6-23 months fed minimum acceptable diet 36.5% NFHS-5 India
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11Women 15-49 with BMI <18.5 (thin) 28.8%
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12Median duration of breastfeeding 29.5 months in India NFHS-5
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13Consumption of milk/milk products by children 6-23m 69.5% NFHS-5
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14Fruits consumption <1x/week 84% adults in India (NNMB)
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15Vegetables <5 servings/day 95% population India
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16Micronutrient deficiency: Vitamin D 70-100% in urban Indians
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17Iron deficiency anemia contributes 50% to total anemia burden in India
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18Poshan Abhiyaan targets stunting reduction by 2% annually, coverage 80 crore beneficiaries
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19Mid-day meal scheme covers 11.8 crore children in 11.34 lakh schools
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20ICDS anganwadis 13.71 lakh serving 8 crore children/beneficiaries
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21NFSA beneficiaries 81 crore getting 5 kg free grain/month
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22Double burden: 22% adults overweight, 19% underweight per NFHS-5
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23Goiter prevalence reduced to 2.9% via iodization
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24Vitamin A supplementation 64% children 9-59m NFHS-5
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25Zinc supplementation for diarrhea 11.5% children NFHS-5
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26Fortified rice distribution started 2021, targeting 100 crore by 2024
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27Household food insecurity 16.1% moderate/severe per NFHS-5
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28Diet diversity score low: 14.7% women met MDD-W NFHS-5
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29Sugary drinks consumption high in urban youth, 40% daily
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30Protein intake average 60g/day vs RDA 80g in India
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Nutrition and Malnutrition Interpretation
India's health story is one of stark contradiction: we've nearly universalized iodized salt and massively expanded food security nets, yet we remain a nation where the air in our homes and the food on our plates—lacking in diversity, density, and essential nutrients—is silently perpetuating a dual crisis of rampant anemia and a growing burden of both undernutrition and overnutrition.
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