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Despite India's 50% increase in GDP since 2013, [1] more than one third of the world's malnourished children live in India. Among these, half of the children under three years old are underweight. One of the major causes for malnutrition in India is economic inequality. Due to the low economic status of some parts of the population, their diet ...
India produces around 100 million tonnes of rice every year. While there might be enough food for the whole population of India, many families and especially children in India don't have access to food because of financial problems. Thus, this is the cause of millions of malnourished children around India.
In 2016, India reported a total of 58,264 cases of chikungunya. Chicken pox is a highly contagious and a viral infection which breaks out in many parts of India. [29] Cases were reported to be 61,118 & deaths to be 60 in 2016. In 2012, India was polio-free for the first time in its history. [30]
Samples of 1000 women in India in 2008 demonstrated that malnutrition in women is associated with poverty, lack of development and awareness, and illiteracy. [213] The same study showed that gender discrimination in households can prevent a woman's access to sufficient food and healthcare. [213]
Research on overcoming persistent under-nutrition published by the Institute of Development Studies, argues that the co-existence of India as an 'economic powerhouse' and home to one-third of the world's under-nourished children reflects a failure of the governance of nutrition: "A poor capacity to deliver the right services at the right time ...
Child nutrition in India is a serious problem for the public administration. [1] [2] However India is on course to meet select child nutrition targets such as the target for stunting. [3] In 2019, according to UNICEF report, malnutrition is the cause of 69% of deaths among children below 5 years in India. [4] [5]
Poverty and malnutrition are common issues faced by Indian women. Nutrition plays a major role in and individual's overall health; psychological and physical health status is often dramatically impacted by the presence of malnutrition. [22] India currently has one of the highest rates of malnourished women among developing countries. [23]
1.7 Poor nutrition. 1.8 Poor housing conditions. 1.9 Lack of access to health services. 1.10 Cycle of poverty. 2 Infectious diseases. ... In India, Sub-Saharan Africa ...