Child Undernutrition in India: A Tale of Two Surveys
Authors:
Sunny Jose
Source:
Economic and Political Weekly, 54(49)
Topic(s):
Child health Nutrition
Country:
Asia
India
Published:
DEC 2019
Abstract:
The child undernutrition estimates from the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey, 2016–18 reveal that many Indian states have made substantial decline, reversing their poor past record in wasting, ranging from 7 to 14 percentage points within just 30 months. Is it really possible to make such a large decline in such a short span of time? Or, does this point to an anomaly in data or estimation?