Table 1

Nutrition index

Year periodNutrition index at 40 weeksNutrition index at 12 months
Harmonious growth (%)Non-harmonious growth (%)Harmonious growth (%)Non-harmonious growth (%)
1993–19972142/3820 (56.1)1679/3820 (43.9)1030/2839 (36.3)1809/2839 (63.7)
1998–20022395/3724 (64.3)1329/3724 (35.7)1371/1901 (72.1)530/1901 (27.9)
2003–20072893/4308 (67.2)1415/4308 (32.8)1637/2474 (66.2)837/2474 (33.8)
2008–2012*6168/7928 (77.8)1763/7928 (22.2)3432/4710 (72.9)1278/4710 (27.1)
2013–201712281/14 463 (84.9)2182/14 463 (15.1)7815/9921 (78.8)2106/9,921 (21.2)
2018–20194823/5,671 (85.1)847/5671 (14.9)3003/3714 (80.9)711/3714 (19.1)
2020–2021**2908/3,340 (87.1)432/3340 (12.9)537/657 (81.7)120/657 (18.3)
  • **2020 up to 30 June 2021 (SARS-Cov-2 pandemic).

  • *Since 2008, at term-LBW infants were included in KMCP.

  • KMCPs, KMC programmes; LBW, low-birth weight.