Higher percentage of children under five with anaemia in states primarily growing water-intensive crops

A comparison of anaemia prevalence among children under five and women in top states primarily growing water-intensive and non-water-intensive crops

Percentage of children having any anaemia (<11.0 g/dl)
69.5%
65.3%
Percentage of women having any anaemia(<12.0 g/dl)1
57.6%
65.6%
Chart: Aastha AhujaSource: National Family Health Survey (NFHS - 5) 2019-21, Ministry of Health and Family WelfareGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper