Table 1 Frequency distribution of nutritional status of under-five children in India and Bangladesh by different socio-economic and demographic factors
From: Nutritional and immunization status of under-five children of India and Bangladesh
Socio-economic and demographic variables | India | Bangladesh | India | Bangladesh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stunted N (%) | Normal N (%) | Stunted N (%) | Normal N (%) | Underweight N (%) | Normal N (%) | Underweight N (%) | Normal N (%) | |
Education | ||||||||
 Up to Primary | 48,170 (48.8) | 50,627 (51.2) | 1148 (40.8) | 1663 (59.2) | 43,702 (43.3) | 57,321 (56.7) | 860 (29.8) | 2028 (70.2) |
 Secondary educated | 33,102 (34.0) | 64,136 (66.0) | 1116 (30.4) | 2554 (69.6) | 29,509 (29.5) | 70,484 (70.5) | 800 (21.1) | 2986 (78.9) |
 Higher sec and above educated | 4301 (22.1) | 15,182 (77.9) | 197 (15.5) | 1072 (84.5) | 3778 (18.7) | 16,438 (81.3) | 146 (11.0) | 1176 (89.0) |
Residence | ||||||||
 Rural | 69,152 (41.8) | 96,291 (58.2) | 1750 (34.2) | 3372 (65.8) | 62,120 (36.6) | 107,581 (63.4) | 1270 (24.1) | 4003 (75.9) |
 Urban | 16,421 (32.8) | 33,654 (67.2) | 711 (27.1) | 1917 (72.9) | 14,869 (28.9) | 36,662 (71.1) | 536 (19.7) | 2187 (80.3) |
Occupation | ||||||||
 Not working | 10,819 (38.0) | 17,621 (62.0) | 1308 (29.6) | 3113 (70.4) | 9709 (33.2) | 19,502 (66.8) | 980 (21.5) | 3584 (78.5) |
 Professional | 162 (24.7) | 493 (75.3) | 25 (15.5) | 136 (84.5) | 128 (18.5) | 563 (81.5) | 23 (13.6) | 146 (86.4) |
 Sales | 150 (39.8) | 227 (60.2) | 18 (23.1) | 60 (76.9) | 115 (29.6) | 273 (70.4) | 12 (15.4) | 66 (84.6) |
 Agriculture | 2350 (46.7) | 2684 (53.3) | 820 (36.1) | 1450 (63.9) | 2119 (41.2) | 3021 (58.8) | 572 (24.4) | 1768 (75.6) |
 Service | 330 (39.2) | 511 (60.8) | 103 (39.0) | 161 (61.0) | 272 (31.2) | 601 (68.8) | 81 (30.0) | 189 (70.0) |
 Other | 768 (43.6) | 994 (56.4) | 187 (33.8) | 366 (66.2) | 750 (41.9) | 1038 (58.1) | 138 (24.1) | 434 (75.9) |
Religion | ||||||||
 Hindu | 63,130 (40.3) | 93,451 (59.7) | 192 (31.1) | 426 (68.9) | 59,395 (37.0) | 101,134 (63.0) | 141 (22.4) | 488 (77.6) |
 Muslim | 13,849 (41.2) | 19,801 (58.8) | 2254 (31.8) | 4831 (68.2) | 11,679 (33.8) | 22,906 (66.2) | 1654 (22.6) | 5665 (77.4) |
 Others | 8594 (34.0) | 16,693 (66.0) | 15 (31.9) | 32 (68.1) | 5915 (22.6) | 20,203 (77.4) | 11 (22.9) | 37 (77.1) |
Wealth Index | ||||||||
 Poor | 64,087 (44.7) | 79,238 (55.3) | 1334 (40.3) | 1977 (59.7) | 57,698 (39.3) | 89,285 (60.7) | 963 (28.4) | 2430 (71.6) |
 Non-poor | 21,486 (29.8) | 50,707 (70.2) | 1127 (25.4) | 3312 (74.6) | 19,291 (26.0) | 54,958 (74.0) | 843 (18.3) | 3760 (81.7) |
Number of children | ||||||||
 1 to 2 | 45,480 (35.5) | 82,732 (64.5) | 1630 (29.5) | 3900 (70.5) | 42,501 (32.3) | 89,261 (67.7) | 633 (27.6) | 1664 (72.4) |
 More than 2 | 37,477 (46.3) | 43,547 (53.7) | 831 (37.4) | 1389 (62.6) | 32,145 (38.7) | 50,869 (61.3) | 1173 (20.6) | 4526 (79.4) |