Ahmedabad, Nov 18: Gujarat has recorded most deaths due to malnutrition – child and maternal – in 2016, a study has claimed. The other factors are dietary risk and air pollution. The study also reveals a very high percentage of deaths among children in the age group of 0-14 years in 2016.
The report, India: Health of the Nation’s States, prepared by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Public Health Foundation of India and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, says malnutrition caused maximum death and disability in 1990 while maintaining its position till 2016.
In 1990, malnutrition caused 36.1 per cent death and disability, while in 2016, it caused 14.6 per cent death and disability, the report says. On the other hand, 10.4 per cent death and disability in 2016 were caused due to dietary risk while, 9.1 per cent death and disability were a result of air pollution. Notably, air pollution was also the third risk factor in 1990, causing 10.2 per cent death and disability.
