Malnutrition in Kerala
The severity of hunger and malnutrition in Kerala is the lowest in India, according to the India State Hunger Index published by the International Food Policy Research Institute.[1]
According to the India State Hunger Index:
- 9% of children in Kerala are underweight.[2]
- 5.6% of the total population are undernourished
- Infant mortality rate in Kerala is 0.6%: this figure is the lowest among Indian states
See also
References
- ^ "India State Hunger Index: Comparisons of hunger across states" (PDF). International Food Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "India's malnourished infants". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
