Malnutrition in Kerala

Last updated November 13, 2025

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

References

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

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[ISHI-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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Malnutrition in Kerala

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