Madhya Pradesh records highest child wasting rate in India: NFHS report

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Madhya Pradesh has reported the highest malnutrition for any state in the country, according to a report by National Family Health Survey. The state now counts for the highest proportion of wasting (weight for height) children in India at 23.8 per cent.

In the underweight (weight for age) category, Madhya Pradesh was second at 39.7 per cent, behind Jharkhand at 41.1 per cent, marking a sharp 6.7 percentage point increase.

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