May 19, 2022 6:33 am
For most Indians, an ideal family consists of more daughters than sons, NFHS data show. Women in matrilineal Meghalaya are the exception — but not the state's men.
May 15, 2022 9:04 am
P Chidambaram writes: The big, breaking, bad news is that a little more than one-half of India’s population did not complete 10 years of school education — 59 per cent of women and 49. 8 per cent of men.
May 16, 2022 8:31 pm
According to the survey report, at least 67 per cent children (6-59 months) have anaemia as compared to 58.6 per cent in the last survey conducted in 2015-16.
May 12, 2022 7:18 pm
NFHS 5 has further found that Jains are the richest amongst the religious communities in India, with over 80% of its population falling in the highest wealth quintile and only 1.6% falling in the lowest.
May 11, 2022 3:21 pm
The survey found that 11 percent of urban households use a shared facility, compared with seven percent of rural households.
May 11, 2022 10:38 am
The age pyramid shows India’s population is young, which, NFHS-5 notes, is typical of developing countries with low life expectancy. The pyramid also shows that fertility has decreased considerably in the last 5 years, it says.
May 11, 2022 7:59 am
The NFHS report looked at adequate diet for both breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding children till they reached two years.
May 11, 2022 10:28 am
S Y Quraishi writes: India has achieved the replacement rate for its population. Now, 'unmet need' for family planning tools must be provided for.
May 10, 2022 12:54 pm
In NFHS 5, the country’s overall fertility fell below the replacement level of two children per woman, falling from 2.2 in NFHS 4.
May 08, 2022 7:50 am
Only 14% of women who have experienced physical or sexual violence by anyone have brought the issue up.