GUJARAT

Gujarat, situated on the west coast of India, accounts for 6 percent of the country’s area, includes 33 districts subdivided into 226 blocks, 18,618 villages, and 242 towns. Gujarat is home to more than 60 million people (5 percent of the population of India). It is one of the most urbanized states in India, with 43 percent of the population living in urban areas. Gujarat is well-positioned compared to many other states in terms of economy, infrastructure, industrialization, and governance. However, maternal and child undernutrition remains a challenge for the state. (Government of Gujarat 2017).

Our knowledge products related to Gujarat include the following:

• 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Gujarat (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.
• 2021: Our study on 'Stories of Change' analyzed the significant progress made by Gujarat in reducing child undernutrition. It bolsters state-specific learning and provides tacit knowledge about policy processes, program challenges and actions.
• 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 Gujarat.
• 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) to examine the trends in undernutrition in Gujarat, regional variability in the major determinants of nutrition and the coverage of key nutrition and health interventions.

To get a snapshot of the condition of nutrition and its multiple determinants in Gujarat’s districts, please access our District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) from the list of districts provided here.