Consider the following statements:

Only one north-eastern state in India has more Total Fertility Rate (TFR) than nation’s TFR.

Stunting among children under five has declined.

Obesity has increased in most States/UTs in NFHS-5.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Question

According to the report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 5, between NFHS 4 and 5, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) or the average number of children per woman, fell from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level. There are only five states in India which are above the replacement level of fertility of 2.1 — Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) and Manipur (2.17).
Institutional births have Increased from 79% to 89% in India (around 87% in rural and 94% in urban areas).
As per results of the NFHS-5, more than three-fourths (77%) children aged 12-23 months were fully immunized, compared with 62% in NFHS-4.
Stunting among children under five years has marginally declined from 38% to 36% (37% in rural areas and 30% in urban areas).
The prevalence of overweight or obesity has increased in most States/UTs in NFHS-5. At the national level, it increased from 21% to 24% among women and 19% to 23% among men.
NFHS-5 shows an overall improvement in SDGs indicators in all States/UTs.
The prevalence of women having a bank or savings account that they use has increased from 53% to 79% in the last four years.

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According to the report of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 5, between NFHS 4 and 5, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) or the average number of children per woman, fell from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level. There are only five states in India which are above the replacement level of fertility of 2.1 — Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) and Manipur (2.17).
Institutional births have Increased from 79% to 89% in India (around 87% in rural and 94% in urban areas).
As per results of the NFHS-5, more than three-fourths (77%) children aged 12-23 months were fully immunized, compared with 62% in NFHS-4.
Stunting among children under five years has marginally declined from 38% to 36% (37% in rural areas and 30% in urban areas).
The prevalence of overweight or obesity has increased in most States/UTs in NFHS-5. At the national level, it increased from 21% to 24% among women and 19% to 23% among men.
NFHS-5 shows an overall improvement in SDGs indicators in all States/UTs.
The prevalence of women having a bank or savings account that they use has increased from 53% to 79% in the last four years.

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