Table A4.
Age specific weighted weight.
| Age (yrs) | Projected Total Number of Children 2021 (‘000) [17] | Projected Number of Boys 2021 (‘000) [17] | 50th Percentile Weight in Kgs in Boys in India (LMS Method) [19] | (Weighted) Proportionate Weight (Boys)—PWB in Kgs | Projected Number of Girls 2021 (‘000) [17] | 50th Percentile Weight in Kgs in Girls in India (LMS Method) [19] | (Weighted) Proportionate Weight (Girls)—PWG in Kgs | Age Specific Weighted Weight—AW in Kgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | B | WB | PWB= WB × (B/T) | G | WG | PWG = WG × (G/T) | AW = PWB + PWG | |
| 5 | 22,909 | 12,122 | 17 | 8.995329347 | 10,787 | 16.5 | 7.769239164 | 16.8 |
| 6 | 22,957 | 12,175 | 19.3 | 10.23554907 | 10,782 | 18.5 | 8.688722394 | 18.9 |
| 7 | 23,033 | 12,210 | 21.7 | 11.50336474 | 10,823 | 20.9 | 9.820722442 | 21.3 |
| 8 | 23,137 | 12,227 | 24.6 | 13.00013831 | 10,910 | 23.9 | 11.26978433 | 24.3 |
| 9 | 23,268 | 12,225 | 27.8 | 14.6061114 | 11,043 | 26.9 | 12.76674832 | 27.4 |
| 10 | 23,346 | 12,171 | 30.9 | 16.10913647 | 11,175 | 30.7 | 14.69512979 | 30.8 |
| 11 | 23,406 | 12,129 | 34.3 | 17.77427583 | 11,277 | 35 | 16.86298385 | 34.6 |
| 12 | 23,546 | 12,166 | 38.6 | 19.9442623 | 11,380 | 39.5 | 19.09071605 | 39.0 |
| 13 | 23,766 | 12,282 | 43.2 | 22.3252714 | 11,484 | 43.4 | 20.97137087 | 43.3 |
| 14 | 24,067 | 12,477 | 48.4 | 25.09190177 | 11,590 | 46.5 | 22.3931109 | 47.5 |
| 15 | 24,419 | 12,699 | 53.1 | 27.61443548 | 11,720 | 48.5 | 23.2777755 | 50.9 |
Total number of children 5–15 years in ‘000 (T’) = 257854.