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. 2014 Jul 23;2014:868752. doi: 10.1155/2014/868752

Table 1.

Prevalence of anaemia among preschool children in EAG states in India, NFHS, 2005-06.

States Anemia status by haemoglobin levels Sample size
Severe Moderate Mild Any anaemic
Uttarakhand 2.3 30.8 28.8 61.9 887
Rajasthan 6.7 40.8 23.2 70.6 1619
Uttar Pradesh 3.6 45.4 25.0 74.0 4788
Bihar 1.6 47.3 29.0 77.9 1995
Jharkhand 2.0 39.5 29.0 70.5 1303
Odisha 1.5 34.5 29.4 65.5 1413
Chhattisgarh 2.1 45.9 24.1 72.1 1298
Madhya Pradesh 3.4 43.6 27.0 74.0 2762

EAG states 2.9 41.0 26.9 70.8 16065