Stunting Prevalence (Children <5)
Percentage of children under 5 who are too short for their age. Indicates chronic malnutrition and poor early childhood conditions.
State Rankings — Stunting Prevalence (Children <5)
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Score Distribution
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Full Rankings
| # | State / UT | Value | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puducherry(UT) | 20.0% | 100.0 | Champion |
| 2 | Sikkim | 22.3% | 96.9 | Champion |
| 3 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands(UT) | 22.5% | 96.0 | Champion |
| 4 | Kerala | 23.4% | 92.0 | Champion |
| 5 | Manipur | 23.4% | 92.0 | Champion |
| 6 | Punjab | 24.5% | 87.1 | Champion |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 25.0% | 84.8 | Champion |
| 8 | Chandigarh(UT) | 25.3% | 83.5 | Champion |
| 9 | Goa | 25.8% | 81.3 | Champion |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir(UT) | 26.9% | 76.3 | Champion |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 27.0% | 75.9 | Champion |
| 12 | Haryana | 27.5% | 73.7 | Contender |
| 13 | Arunachal Pradesh | 28.0% | 71.4 | Contender |
| 14 | Mizoram | 28.9% | 67.4 | Contender |
| 15 | Ladakh(UT) | 30.5% | 60.3 | Contender |
| 16 | Himachal Pradesh | 30.8% | 58.9 | Rising |
| 17 | Delhi(UT) | 30.9% | 58.5 | Rising |
| 18 | Odisha | 31.0% | 58.0 | Rising |
| 19 | Andhra Pradesh | 31.2% | 57.1 | Rising |
| 20 | Rajasthan | 31.8% | 54.5 | Rising |
| 21 | Lakshadweep(UT) | 32.0% | 53.5 | Rising |
| 22 | Tripura | 32.3% | 52.2 | Rising |
| 23 | Nagaland | 32.7% | 50.4 | Rising |
| 24 | Telangana | 33.1% | 48.6 | Rising |
| 25 | West Bengal | 33.8% | 45.5 | Rising |
| 26 | Chhattisgarh | 34.6% | 41.9 | Developing |
| 27 | Maharashtra | 35.2% | 39.3 | Developing |
| 28 | Assam | 35.3% | 38.8 | Developing |
| 29 | Karnataka | 35.4% | 38.4 | Developing |
| 30 | Madhya Pradesh | 35.7% | 37.0 | Developing |
| 31 | Gujarat | 39.0% | 22.3 | Developing |
| 32 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu(UT) | 39.4% | 20.5 | Developing |
| 33 | Jharkhand | 39.6% | 19.6 | Developing |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 39.7% | 19.1 | Developing |
| 35 | Bihar | 42.9% | 4.8 | Developing |
| 36 | Meghalaya | 46.5% | 0.0 | Developing |