ANDHRA PRADESH

Andhra Pradesh, situated in the southern belt of India, has an area of about 1.6 million sq. km. and a population of approximately 49.67 million. In March 2014, the former state of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into the current state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Prior to 2014, Andhra Pradesh consisted of 23 districts. After bifurcation, it has retained 13 districts. (Andhra Pradesh Government 2017).

Our knowledge products related to Andhra Pradesh include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Andhra Pradesh (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.
• 2018: For deeper insights into the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions in the state, with district-wise status, read our Data Note (NFHS-4 (2015-16)) that describes the coverage of a set of key nutrition and health interventions and highlights the key areas of action to improve nutrition in Andhra Pradesh.
• 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) that examine the trends in undernutrition in Andhra Pradesh between 2006 and 2016, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

For a deeper view of malnutrition and its multiple determinants in Andhra Pradesh’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district in AP below