Nfhs 5 Data News Today

Lack of high-quality data can obscure the full picture of progress. Initiatives like the District Development Index for Maharashtra can help plug the gap and help policymakers develop a targeted approach

The survey found that 83% of 636,699 households sampled had access to toilets, with greater accessibility in urban areas than in rural areas.

The data shows that it is essential to measure the success of sanitation interventions on adoption, rather than access as representative of the true state of the scenario.

India isn’t making as much progress as it should have towards 'ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030 for children under 5'.

From a replacement-level fertility rate to rising anaemia prevalence, here’s what the latest round of the National Family Health Survey has found on key health indicators across India’s states