Change on previous period2023–24Nutrition
West Bengal's child wasting was unchanged at 20.3% in 2023–24.
What happened
- 2023–24
- 20.3%
- 2019–21
- 20.3%
- Change
- ±0.0%
- Change, percentage points
- ±0 pts
The ringed point is the period this signal describes.
Why it matters
Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.
For child wasting, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as neither better nor worse.
Historical context
Compared with the previous round, 2019–21. Survey rounds are years apart, so this is a change between rounds, not a recent movement.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 20.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24: India and State/UT Fact Sheets (provisional) | NFHS-6 State/UT fact sheets, PDF p.136, "West Bengal - Key Indicators", indicator 70 "Children under 5 years who are wasted (weight-for-height) (%)", column NFHS-6 (2023-24) Total |
| 2019–21 | 20.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24: India and State/UT Fact Sheets (provisional) | NFHS-6 State/UT fact sheets, PDF p.136, "West Bengal - Key Indicators", indicator 70 "Children under 5 years who are wasted (weight-for-height) (%)", column NFHS-5 (2019-21) Total; the publisher's restatement of NFHS-5 printed on the NFHS-6 sheet |
Source and method
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal's child wasting was unchanged at 20.3% in 2023–24. Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24: India and State/UT Fact Sheets (provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/child-wasting--west-bengal--2023-2024--period_change
See also West Bengal and 20.3% in context.