Table 1 Nutrition and related indicators in South Asia

Stunting prevalence, children under 5 years of age (%)

35.1

(2020)

30.2

(2020)

22.4

(2020)

30.9

(2020)

14.2

(2020)

30.4

(2020)

36.7

(2020)

16.0

(2020)

Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age

(aged 15–49) (%)

42.6

(2019)

36.7

(2019)

38.6

(2019)

53.0

(2019)

52.2

(2019)

35.7

(2019)

41.3

(2019)

34.6

(2019)

Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

3.9

(2020)

2.1

(2020)

5.2

(2020)

1.9

(2020)

4.6

(2020)

1.8

(2020)

3.4

(2020)

1.3

(2020)

Infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months

of life (%)

57.5

(2018)

62.6

(2019)

53.2

(2015)

58.0

(2017)

63.0

(2017)

62.1

(2019)

47.8

(2018)

80.9

(2016)

Prevalence of wasted children under 5 years of age (%)

5.1

(2018)

9.8

(2019)

5.9

(2010)

17.3

(2017)

9.1

(2017)

12.0

(2019)

7.1

(2018)

15.1

(2016)