Table 9. State level prevalence of stunting (height-for-age z-scores <-2SD) in adolescents (15–19 years) by state in NFHS-4 (2015–16).
| Region (N) | % Girls with stunting (CI) | % Boys with stunting (CI) | % stunting both sexes (CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andamans (479) | 29.5 (25.1%, 34) | 41.2 (26.7%, 55.7%) | 30.8 (26.5%, 35%) |
| Andhra Pradesh (1,471) | 30.2 (27.6%, 32.7%) | 22 (15.8%, 28.3%) | 29.2 (26.8%, 31.5%) |
| Arunachal Pradesh (2,462) | 48.5 (46.4%, 50.6%) | 56.1 (50.4%, 61.9%) | 49.4 (47.4%, 51.4%) |
| Assam (5,316) | 42.1 (40.7%, 43.5%) | 37.3 (33.5%, 41%) | 41.5 (40.2%, 42.9%) |
| Bihar (11,128) | 44.9 (43.9%, 45.9%) | 37.2 (34.5%, 40%) | 44.1 (43.2%, 45%) |
| Chandigarh (126) | 16 (8.3%, 23.7%) | 15.4 (0%, 31.2%) | 15.9 (9.1%, 22.7%) |
| Chhattisgarh (5,444) | 38.1 (36.7%, 39.5%) | 41.9 (38%, 45.7%) | 38.6 (37.3%, 39.9%) |
| Dadra Nagarhaveli (170) | 31.6 (23.4%, 39.8%) | 44.1 (26%, 62.3%) | 34.1 (26.7%, 41.5%) |
| Daman Diu (286) | 32.1 (25.6%, 38.6%) | 37.8 (26.1%, 49.6%) | 33.6 (27.9%, 39.2%) |
| Delhi (872) | 28.6 (25.3%, 31.9%) | 32.2 (23.5%, 41%) | 29.1 (26.1%, 32.2%) |
| Goa (368) | 27 (21.3%, 32.8%) | 20.2 (12.7%, 27.6%) | 24.7 (20.2%, 29.3%) |
| Gujarat (4,714) | 30 (28.5%, 31.5%) | 27.8 (24.8%, 30.7%) | 29.6 (28.3%, 30.9%) |
| Haryana (3,908) | 23 (21.5%, 24.4%) | 28.5 (24.8%, 32.3%) | 23.8 (22.4%, 25.1%) |
| Himachal (1,791) | 18 (15.9%, 20%) | 15.8 (12.1%, 19.4%) | 17.5 (15.7%, 19.3%) |
| Jammu and Kashmir (5,193) | 20.4 (19.1%, 21.6%) | 24.3 (21.7%, 27%) | 21.2 (20%, 22.3%) |
| Jharkhand (6,449) | 44.2 (40.5%, 47.9%) | 47.9 (46.6%, 49.2%) | 47.5 (46.3%, 48.7%) |
| Karnataka (4,363) | 32.8 (31.3%, 34.3%) | 40 (35.8%, 44.2%) | 33.7 (32.3%, 35.1%) |
| Kerala (1,799) | 19.9 (17.8%, 22%) | 28.8 (23.5%, 34%) | 21.4 (19.5%, 23.3%) |
| Lakshadweep (143) | 25 (17.1%, 32.9%) | 53.3 (24.8%, 81.9%) | 28 (20.3%, 35.7%) |
| Manipur (2,408) | 28.8 (26.8%, 30.7%) | 29.2 (23.9%, 34.5%) | 28.8 (27%, 30.7%) |
| Meghalaya (2,049) | 61.6 (59.4%, 63.9%) | 60.7 (54.4%, 67.1%) | 61.5 (59.4%, 63.7%) |
| Maharashtra (5,446) | 31.4 (30.1%, 32.7%) | 35.1 (31.6%, 38.5%) | 31.9 (30.7%, 33.2%) |
| Mizoram (2,231) | 25.9 (24%, 27.9%) | 29.1 (23.5%, 34.6%) | 26.3 (24.5%, 28.2%) |
| Madhya Pradesh (13,783) | 30 (29.1%, 30.8%) | 29.2 (27.1%, 31.4%) | 29.9 (29.1%, 30.6%) |
| Nagaland (1,883) | 25.5 (23.4%, 27.6%) | 39.5 (32.9%, 46%) | 27.2 (25.2%, 29.2%) |
| Orissa (6,251) | 41.8 (40.5%, 43.1%) | 39.1 (35.2%, 42.9%) | 41.5 (40.3%, 42.8%) |
| Pondicherry (663) | 22.8 (19.3%, 26.3%) | 34.8 (24.4%, 45.3%) | 24.4 (21.1%, 27.8%) |
| Punjab (3,171) | 18.4 (16.9%, 19.9%) | 22.5 (18.7%, 26.3%) | 19 (17.7%, 20.4%) |
| Rajasthan (9,521) | 25.5 (23%, 28%) | 20.1 (19.3%, 21%) | 20.8 (20%, 21.6%) |
| Sikkim (970) | 33.5 (30.3%, 36.8%) | 61.5 (52.3%, 70.8%) | 36.9 (33.8%, 40%) |
| Telangana (1,185) | 29.7 (26.8%, 32.6%) | 14.9 (9.2%, 20.6%) | 27.6 (25%, 30.2%) |
| Tamil Nadu (4,772) | 30.2 (28.8%, 31.7%) | 34.8 (31.4%, 38.3%) | 31 (29.6%, 32.3%) |
| Tripura (849) | 49.2 (45.5%, 52.9%) | 48.7 (39%, 58.3%) | 49.1 (45.7%, 52.5%) |
| Uttarakhand (3,707) | 27.9 (23.6%, 32.1%) | 30.8 (29.2%, 32.4%) | 30.4 (28.9%, 31.9%) |
| Uttar Pradesh (25,554) | 39.4 (38.8%, 40%) | 29.6 (27.9%, 31.2%) | 38.2 (37.6%, 38.8%) |
| West Bengal (3,448) | 39.8 (38.1%, 41.6%) | 30.7 (25.9%, 35.5%) | 38.8 (37.2%, 40.4%) |
Stunting in adolescents is based on the 2007 WHO Growth Reference.