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Table 2 Distribution of average stunting and underweight among children below age 5 years, by district’s economic development level in India

From: Socio-economic inequality in malnutrition among children in India: an analysis of 640 districts from National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

Quintile

Stunting

Underweight

Mean (std dev)

min

max

Mean (std dev)

min

max

1 (least developed)

48.2 (0.0)

48.2

48.3

44.4 (0.0)

44.3

44.4

2

42.0(0.1)

41.9

42.1

38.4(0.1)

38.3

38.5

3

39.2(0.1)

39.1

39.4

37.2(0.1)

37.1

37.4

4

36.2(0.0)

36.1

36.3

34.5(0.1)

34.4

34.6

5 (most developed)

28.5(0.0)

28.4

28.5

26.2(0.0)

26.1

26.3