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.
States | Males (%) | Males Rank | Females (%) | Females Rank | |
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36.3 | 1 | 32.1 | 8 | ||
34.3 | 2 | 38.1 | 5 | ||
31.8 | 3 | 31.6 | 10 | ||
31.4 | 4 | 34.5 | 7 | ||
31.4 | 4 | 40.6 | 2 | ||
30.7 | 6 | 32.1 | 9 | ||
30.1 | 7 | 38.5 | 4 | ||
29.8 | 8 | 39 | 3 | ||
29.6 | 9 | 35.7 | 6 | ||
26.7 | 10 | 41 | 1 | ||
26.2 | 11 | 30.3 | 12 | ||
Whole India | 26.1 | — | 31 | — | |
24.8 | 12 | 25.8 | 15 | ||
23.5 | 13 | 29.4 | 13 | ||
22.9 | 14 | 30.6 | 11 | ||
22.8 | 15 | 28.8 | 14 | ||
19.8 | 16 | 23.7 | 16 | ||
17.9 | 17 | 19.3 | 19 | ||
17.8 | 18 | 22.3 | 17 | ||
16.5 | 19 | 21.5 | 18 | ||
14.8 | 20 | 18.5 | 20 | ||
11.6 | 21 | 13.5 | 22 | ||
10.2 | 22 | 11.9 | 24 | ||
9.9 | 23 | 10.5 | 26 | ||
8.8 | 24 | 13.9 | 21 | ||
6 | 25 | 11.7 | 25 | ||
5.2 | 26 | 7.6 | 27 | ||
4 | 27 | 13.3 | 23 | ||
2.2 | 28 | 2.0 | 28 |