NFHS 5 Subject: Governance Topic: Health Context: The NFHS-5 national report lists progress from NFHS-4 (2015-16) to NFHS-5 (2019-21). The report also provides data by socio-economic and other background characteristics; useful for policy formulation and effective programme implementation. Concept: The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), an average number of children per woman, has further […]

    NFHS -5 Topic: Governance Context: NFHS-5 has good news on population growth rates and sex ratios. Concept: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The key results from the second phase of the latest NFHS (NFHS-5, 2019-21) have been released […]

    NFHS 5 Subject – Governance Context – More hospital births, but limited gains in childhood nutrition: NFHS Concept – The NFHS provides estimates on key indicators related to population, family planning, child and maternal health, nutrition, adult health, and domestic violence, among others. Key Findings Population Use of family planning methods increased; most […]