Table 4 Trends in wealth related absolute inequality (SII) in prevalence of malnutrition and anaemia among women
| Â | India | India | Change in absolute inequality** | CG | CG | Change in absolute inequality** | TN | TN | Change in absolute inequality** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NFHS-3 (2005–06)* | NFHS-4 (2015–16)* | NFHS-3 (2005–06)* | NFHS-4 (2015–16)* | NFHS-3 (2005–06)* | NFHS-4 (2015–16)* | ||||
Thin | −0.39 | − 0.28 | − 0.09 | −0.40 | − 0.25 | −0.15 | − 0.41 | − 0.19 | − 0.22 |
Normal | 0.02 | − 0.08 | − 0.10 | 0.14 | − 0.06 | − 0.20 | − 0.09 | − 0.12 | 0.03 |
Overweight/obesity | 0.40 | 0.36 | −0.04 | 0.34 | 0.36 | −0.02 | 0.50 | 0.30 | −0.2 |
Anaemia | − 0.21 | − 0.13 | − 0.08 | − 0.27 | − 0.23 | − 0.04 | − 0.15 | − 0.09 | − 0.06 |
Mild Anaemia | −0.12 | − 0.05 | − 0.07 | − 0.14 | −0.15 | 0.01 | −0.05 | − 0.03 | − 0.02 |
Moderate Anaemia | − 0.08 | − 0.04 | − 0.04 | − 0.14 | − 0.08 | − 0.06 | − 0.06 | − 0.05 | − 0.01 |
Severe Anaemia | − 0.02 | − 0.006 | − 0.014 | − 0.0013 | − 0.007 | − 0.006 | − 0.037 | − 0.016 | −0.021 |