Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the National Report of the fifth round of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) on May 5.
Key outcomes of NFHS-5
Total Fertility Rates (TFR)
- The Total Fertility Rates (TFR), an average number of children per women, has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between NFHS-4 & 5.
- There are only five States in India, which are above replacement level of fertility of 2.1. They are Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) Manipur (2.17).
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR)
- Overall Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) has increased substantially from 54% to 67% in the country.
- Unmet needs of family Planning have witnessed a significant decline from13 per cent to 9 per cent.
ANC (Antenatal care)
- The proportion of pregnant women who had an ANC (Antenatal care) visit in the first trimester increased from 59 to 70 percent between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5.
Institutional Births
- Institutional Births have increased substantially from 79 percent to 89 percent in India. Even in rural areas around 87 percent births are delivered in Institutions and same is 94 percent in urban areas.
Immunization
- In NFHS-5, more than three-fourths (77%) children age 12-23 months were fully immunized, compared with 62 percent in NFHS-4.
- Full vaccination coverage among children ranges from 57 percent in Nagaland to 95 percent in DNH & DD.
- Odisha (91%), Tamil Nadu (89%), and West Bengal (88%) also have shown relatively higher immunization coverage.
Stunting among children
- The level of stunting (low height for age) among children under 5 years has marginally declined from 38 to 36 percent for India since the last four years.
- Stunting is higher among children in rural areas (37%) than urban areas (30%) in 2019-21.
- Variation in stunting ranges from the lowest in Puducherry (20%) and highest in Meghalaya (47%).
Women having a bank or savings account
- The prevalence of women having a bank or savings account that they use has increased from 53 to 79 percent in the last 4 years.
Use of clean cooking fuel
- Between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5, the use of clean cooking fuel (44% to 59%) and improved sanitation facilities (49% to 70%)
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