Indian states ranking by underweight people

This is a list of the States of India ranked in order of percentage of people having a Body Mass Index lower than normal. The information is based on the Demographic & Health Survey of 2005–06 for India.

People with low Body Mass Index (BMI)

StatesMales (%)Males RankFemales (%)Females Rank
Tripura36.3132.18
Madhya Pradesh34.3238.15
Rajasthan31.8331.610
Assam31.4434.57
Jharkhand31.4440.62
Uttar Pradesh30.7632.19
Odisha30.1738.54
Chhattisgarh29.88393
Arunachal Pradesh29.6935.76
Bihar26.710411
Gujarat26.21130.312
Whole INDIA26.131
Haryana24.81225.815
Karnataka23.51329.413
Maharashtra22.91430.611
Andhra Pradesh22.81528.814
Uttarakhand19.81623.716
Jammu and Kashmir17.91719.319
Himachal Pradesh17.81822.317
Tamil Nadu16.51921.518
Goa14.82018.520
West Bengal11.62113.521
Manipur10.22211.924
Kerala9.92310.526
Nagaland8.82413.921
Meghalaya62511.725
Sikkim5.2267.627
Mizoram42713.323
Punjab2.2282.028

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