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Malnutrition in Kerala

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The severity of hunger and malnutrition in Kerala is the lowest in India, according to the India State Hunger Index published by the International Food Policy Research Institute.[1]

According to the India State Hunger Index:

  • 9% of children in Kerala are underweight.[2]
  • 5.6% of the total population are undernourished
  • Infant mortality rate in Kerala is 0.6%: this figure is the lowest among Indian states

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "India State Hunger Index: Comparisons of hunger across states" (PDF). International Food Policy Research Institute. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ "India's malnourished infants". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2 October 2015.


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