Key Highlights Of National Family Health Survey-6

About National Family Health Survey-6

• The National Family Health Survey-6 provides evidence on population, health, nutrition, and family welfare indicators and supports planning up to the district level.
• Released by: It is released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
• Conducted by: The survey was conducted by the MoHFW with the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai serving as the nodal agency.
• Time Period: The survey was conducted during 2023–24.
• Key Highlights of National Family Health Survey-6:
  • Maternal Healthcare: Antenatal care coverage reached 95.9%, while institutional deliveries increased from 88.6% to 90.6% and skilled birth attendance rose to 91.3%.

• • Maternal Nutrition: Mothers consuming iron folic acid supplements for 100 days or more increased from 44.1% to 54.9%.
  • Family Planning: The Total Fertility Rate remained at 2.0, while the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate increased from 66.7% to 69.1%.
  • Child Immunization: Full vaccination coverage among children aged 12–23 months increased from 83.8% to 87.1%, and rotavirus vaccination coverage rose from 36.4% to 85.4%.

• • • Child Nutrition: Stunting among children under five years declined from 35.5% to 29.3%, while severe wasting declined from 7.7% to 5.2%.
    • Health Protection: Household coverage under health insurance or financing schemes increased from 41.0% to 60.2%.
    • Women’s Empowerment: Women who had ever used the internet increased from 33.3% to 64.3%, while women operating their own bank accounts increased from 78.6% to 89.0%.
    • Child Health: Symptoms of acute respiratory infection among children declined from 2.8% to 1.9%, and severe diarrhoea declined to 0.5%.