GOA

Goa, situated in the western coastal region of India, is a small state comprising of only two districts. It is the fourth smallest state in India by population and has the highest proportion of urban population (62.2 percent). As of 2011, only 5 percent of Goa’s population lives below poverty line (BPL), thus making it the state with the lowest proportion of BPL population (Reserve Bank of India 2015). With a literacy rate of 88.7 percent, Goa is the fourth most literate state in the country. The state has a sex ratio of 973 females for 1,000 males (Census of India 2011).

Our knowledge products related to Goa include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Goa (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 Goa.
• 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) to examine the trends in undernutrition in Goa, 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 Goa’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district  below.