This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across rural and urban India about the share of undernourished adult women in 2016. In urban households, the share of undernourished women was lowest with 15.5 percent, while in rural areas, it was almost 27 percent. This was a decrease from 2005-06, when the total share of malnourished adult women was about 35.5 percent.
Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016*
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HMIS (India). (December 1, 2016). Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/
HMIS (India). "Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016*." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/
HMIS (India). (2016). Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/
HMIS (India). "Share of Undernourished Adult Women across Rural and Urban India in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/
HMIS (India), Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Share of undernourished adult women across rural and urban India in 2016* [Graph], HMIS (India), December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703334/malnourished-adult-women-by-region-india/