| NFHS-6: Rajasthan health indicators (2023–24) |
|
Indicator |
NFHS-5 |
NFHS-6 |
Change |
Trend |
|
Adolescent pregnancy rate (15–19) |
3.7% |
4.7% |
+1.0% |
↑ Worse |
|
Institutional births |
94.9% |
94.1% |
−0.8% |
↓ Worse |
|
Deliveries in public facilities |
77.0% |
70.5% |
−6.5% |
↓ Worse |
|
Skilled birth attendant |
95.6% |
94.9% |
−0.7% |
↓ Worse |
|
Wasting (low wt/height, under-5) |
16.8% |
19.8% |
+3.0% |
↑ Worse |
|
Underweight (low wt/age, under-5) |
27.6% |
33.3% |
+5.7% |
↑ Worse |
|
Full immunisation (12–23 months) |
85.3% |
75.0% |
−10.3% |
↓ Worse |
|
National full immunisation |
63.7% |
55.8% |
−7.9% |
↓ Worse |
Positive trends (improvements):
- Fertility & family planning: Rajasthan's Total Fertility Rate came down to 2.0 in NFHS-5, and NFHS-6 data shows it has declined further to 1.9, with contraceptive prevalence rising and unmet need falling. Child marriage has also dropped sharply — women married before 18 fell from 35.6% to around 25%.
- Maternal health: Rajasthan had 94.9% institutional births in NFHS-5, already high, and NFHS-6 shows further improvement to 96.7%. ANC coverage, first-trimester visits, and iron-folic acid consumption have all risen significantly.
- Child nutrition: States like Rajasthan saw stunting incidence decline in NFHS-5 over NFHS-4, and NFHS-6 continues that trajectory — stunting is now around 29%.
- Immunisation: Rotavirus vaccination coverage rose sharply nationally from 36.4% to 85.4%, with Rajasthan following the same trend. Full vaccination coverage and MCV2 have both improved.
- Women's empowerment: Internet use among women has more than doubled, and active bank account ownership has risen from 73% to 88%, driven by DBT and Jan Dhan-linked welfare delivery.
Concerns / adverse trends:
- NFHS-6 dropped from 131 key indicators in NFHS-5 to 101 in the latest report, with crucial data on anaemia, sex ratio at birth, infant and child mortality, and quality of family planning services missing, making some comparisons incomplete.
- Obesity in women aged 15-49 has risen from 24% in NFHS-5 to 30.7% in NFHS-6 nationally, and Rajasthan mirrors this with rising overweight/obese prevalence (27%). Diabetes and hypertension are also climbing, marking a growing NCD burden alongside persisting undernutrition — the classic double burden.
