Table 5 Proportion of children aged 6–23 months consuming adequate dietary diversity (Male vs. Female) by State and Union territories in India
State/UT | Male (%) | Female (%) | Absolut difference (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Chandigarh | 50.0 | 12.5 | 37.5 |
Lakshadweep | 30.3 | 48.5 | 18.2 |
Sikkim | 47.4 | 55.7 | 8.3 |
NCT (Delhi) | 22.1 | 29.8 | 7.6 |
Puducherry | 37.1 | 29.7 | 7.4 |
Andaman & Nicobar Island | 29.4 | 36.5 | 7.1 |
West Bengal | 50.0 | 45.3 | 4.7 |
Mizoram | 26.2 | 29.5 | 3.3 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 23.6 | 26.9 | 3.3 |
Andhra Pradesh | 19.0 | 15.8 | 3.2 |
Punjab | 23.2 | 26.3 | 3.2 |
Uttarakhand | 17.4 | 14.8 | 2.6 |
Goa | 44.6 | 47.1 | 2.4 |
Tripura | 25.0 | 22.7 | 2.3 |
Kerala | 44.8 | 47.0 | 2.2 |
Haryana | 21.0 | 18.9 | 2.2 |
Nagaland | 23.6 | 21.4 | 2.2 |
Odisha | 39.8 | 38.0 | 1.8 |
Gujarat | 18.2 | 16.7 | 1.5 |
Bihar | 16.6 | 18.0 | 1.4 |
Jharkhand | 20.1 | 21.3 | 1.2 |
Tamil Nadu | 27.3 | 28.4 | 1.2 |
Uttar Pradesh | 13.4 | 14.5 | 1.1 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 35.1 | 34.0 | 1.1 |
Telangana | 24.0 | 22.9 | 1.1 |
Manipur | 34.5 | 35.5 | 1.0 |
Maharashtra | 16.6 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
Karnataka | 29.0 | 28.1 | 0.9 |
Meghalaya | 51.0 | 51.6 | 0.6 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 35.6 | 35.1 | 0.5 |
Ladakh | 38.8 | 38.6 | 0.2 |
Rajasthan | 14.5 | 14.6 | 0.1 |
Assam | 22.1 | 22.0 | 0.1 |
Himachal Pradesh | 27.4 | 27.4 | 0.0 |
Madhya Pradesh | 18.1 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
Chhattisgarh | 23.3 | 23.3 | 0.0 |
India | 23.0 | 23.3 | 0.3 |