Table 8. State level prevalence of stunting (height-for-age z-scores <-2SD) in adolescents (15–19 years) by state in NFHS-3 (2005–6).
| Region (N) | % Girls with stunting (CI) | % of boys with stunting (CI) | % stunting both sexes (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh (2,384) | 28.5 (26%, 31.1%) | 19.3 (16.9%, 21.6%) | 24.2 (22.5%, 26%) |
| Arunachal Pradesh (558) | 44.8 (39.8%, 49.8%) | 40.9 (32.8%, 49%) | 43.7 (39.5%, 47.9%) |
| Assam (886) | 42.6 (38.7%, 46.4%) | 30.5 (24.3%, 36.6%) | 39.4 (36.1%, 42.7%) |
| Bihar (1,070) | 34.1 (30.8%, 37.5%) | 23.2 (17.6%, 28.8%) | 37.6 (34.6%, 40.5%) |
| Chhattisgarh (1,053) | 34.1 (30.8%, 37.5%) | 26.3 (20.7%, 31.8%) | 32.2 (29.3%, 35.1%) |
| Delhi (680) | 30.9 (26.6%, 35.2%) | 27.4 (21.1%, 33.6%) | 29.8 (26.3%, 33.3%) |
| Goa (648) | 27.5 (23.5%, 31.5%) | 24.7 (17.4%, 31.9%) | 26.9 (23.4%, 30.3%) |
| Gujarat (910) | 24.1 (20.8%, 27.4%) | 21.1 (15.7%, 26.5%) | 23.3 (20.5%, 26.1%) |
| Haryana (759) | 15.6 (12.4%, 18.7%) | 13.1 (8.4%, 17.9%) | 14.9 (12.3%, 17.5%) |
| Himachal (730) | 19.2 (15.8%, 22.7%) | 14.9 (9.7%, 20%) | 18 (15.2%, 20.9%) |
| Jammu and Kashmir (897) | 16.9 (13.9%, 19.9%) | 17.1 (12.3%, 22%) | 17 (14.5%, 19.5%) |
| Jharkhand (768) | 47.9 (43.7%, 52%) | 31.4 (24.4%, 38.3%) | 43.9 (40.3%, 47.5%) |
| Karnataka (1,810) | 26.6 (23.8%, 29.3%) | 26.6 (23.4%, 29.7%) | 26.6 (24.5%, 28.6%) |
| Kerala (705) | 22 (18.4%, 25.6%) | 11.9 (6.7%, 17.1%) | 19.6 (16.6%, 22.6%) |
| Manipur (1,381) | 31.1 (27.7%, 34.5%) | 26.3 (22.8%, 29.9%) | 28.9 (26.5%, 31.4%) |
| Meghalaya (596) | 64.3 (59.7%, 68.8%) | 62.9 (54.9%, 70.9%) | 63.9 (60%, 67.9%) |
| Maharashtra (2,856) | 29.7 (27.4%, 32.1%) | 21.1 (18.9%, 23.2%) | 25.5 (23.9%, 27.1%) |
| Mizoram (426) | 33 (27.6%, 38.4%) | 35 (26%, 44.1%) | 33.6 (29%, 38.2%) |
| Madhya Pradesh (1,787) | 27.5 (25%, 30%) | 25.2 (21.2%, 29.1%) | 26.9 (24.8%, 28.9%) |
| Nagaland (1,515) | 27.6 (24.4%, 30.8%) | 41.1 (37.4%, 44.7%) | 34.1 (31.6%, 36.5%) |
| Orissa (6,251) | 37.7 (34.4%, 41%) | 24.5 (18.7%, 30.2%) | 34.8 (32%, 37.7%) |
| Punjab (888) | 13.8 (11%, 16.6%) | 16.7 (11.9%, 21.4%) | 14.6 (12.3%, 17%) |
| Rajasthan (1,135) | 18.1 (15.4%, 20.7%) | 14.2 (10%, 18.3%) | 17.1 (14.8%, 19.3%) |
| Sikkim (594) | 41.9 (37.2%, 46.5%) | 52.8 (44.3%, 61.3%) | 44.5 (40.4%, 48.6%) |
| Tamil Nadu (1,656) | 24.6 (21.7%, 27.5%) | 22.3 (19.3%, 25.2%) | 23.5 (21.4%, 25.6%) |
| Tripura (566) | 45 (40.3%, 49.8%) | 40.2 (31.1%, 49.3%) | 44 (39.8%, 48.2%) |
| Uttarakhand (778) | 25.9 (22.3%, 29.5%) | 27.3 (20.4%, 34.1%) | 26.2 (23.1%, 29.4%) |
| Uttar Pradesh (4,822) | 35.5 (33.6%, 37.5%) | 24 (22.3%, 25.8%) | 29.9 (28.6%, 31.2%) |
| West Bengal (1,632) | 38.9 (36.2%, 41.7%) | 29.7 (25%, 34.4%) | 36.8 (34.4%, 39.1%) |
Stunting in adolescents is based on the 2007 WHO Growth Reference.