KERALA
Kerala lies along the coastline, to the extreme south west of the Indian peninsula and has an area of 38,863 square kilometers. The state is divided into 14 districts, 75 taluks and 1535 villages, with a population of 3.34 million people. The literacy rate is 94 percent and the sex ratio is 1,084 females for 1,000 males (Government of Kerala 2017).
Our knowledge products related to Kerala include the following:
- 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Kerala (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 Kerala.
- 2017: A Policy Note ((NFHS)-3 (2005-06) & 4 (2015-16)) to examine the trends in undernutrition in Kerala, 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 Kerala’s districts, please access District Nutrition Profiles (DNPs) for each district below.
District |
Download PDF (NFHS-4) |
Download PDF (NFHS-4) |
| Alappuzha | English | English |
| Ernakulam | English | English |
| Idukki | English | English |
| Kannur | English | English |
| Kasaragod | English | English |
| Kollam | English | English |
| Kottayam | English | English |
| Kozhikode | English | English |
| Malappuram | English | English |
| Palakkad | English | English |
| Pathanamthitta | English | English |
| Thiruvananthapuram | English | English |
| Thrissur | English | English |
| Wayanad | English | English |
Brief
Kerala district nutrition profile: Alappuzha
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Kottayam
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Thiruvananthapuram
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Thrissur
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Ernakulam
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Kollam
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Malappuram
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Kozhikode
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Kannur
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Palakkad
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Idukki
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Kasaragod
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Pathanamthitta
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
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Kerala district nutrition profile: Wayanad
2022Singh, Nishmeet; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Jangid, Manita; Singh, Sudhir K.; Sarwal, Rakesh; Bhatia, Neena; Johnston, Robert; Joe, William; Menon, Purnima
This Data Note describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions.
It is crucial to understand the coverage of nutrition and health interventions to gain further insights into their effectiveness and
Kerala lies along the coastline, to the extreme south west of the Indian peninsula and has an area of 38,863