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National stunting prevalence, annual average rate or reduction and percentage change of decline across NFHS-3 to NFHS-5
| NFHS-3 (2005–2006) |
NFHS-4 (2015–2016) |
NFHS-5 (2019–2021) |
|
| Stunting prevalence (%) | 48.3 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| NFHS-3 to NFHS-5 | NFHS-3 to NFHS-4 | NFHS-4 to NFHS-5 | |
| Annual average rate of reduction (%) | 1.88 | 2.20 | 1.33 |
| Percentage change of decline (%) | 26.09 | 19.88 | 7.75 |
NFHS, National Family Health Survey.
