More than 60% women in 15-49 year age-group in West Bengal are anaemic, says National Family Health Survey
The National Family Health Survey 2015-2016 (NFHS-4), a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India, has reported that over 60% women in West Bengal in the 15-49 year age-group are anaemic.
NFHS-4 found 62.5% women in the said age group were anaemic,
The latest numbers are a marginal improvement (down 1%) over the the NFHS-3 (2005-2006) figures of 63.2%.
The percentage of pregnant women 15-49 year age-group who were anaemic was 53.6.
The NFHS-4 also revealed that more than half the children under 5 years were still anaemic in West Bengal.
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