Child Undernutrition in India: Proximate Socio-demographic Determinants

Basudha Mukhopadhyay ()
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Basudha Mukhopadhyay: J D Birla Institute, Department of Commerce

A chapter in Analytical Issues in Growth & Structural Change, Macroeconomy, Security, and Sustainability of India's Economic Development, 2026, pp 215-253 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The extent of child undernutrition in India is quite high, its prevalence and incidence require explanation. Searches for socio-demographic and economic factors that affect child undernutrition in our country have been made in the literature, but those are exercises based on averages. Using the unit-level information obtainable from NFHS 3, NFHS 4 and NFHS 5, this paper makes an attempt to identify the main social, demographic and economic factors operating in India across the major states, which tend to determine the extent and prevalence of child undernutrition in India and pose a major challenge towards achieving our commitment for sustainable development.

Keywords: Stunting; Wasting; Underweight; Morbidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H51 I15 J13 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-5242-9_12

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