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India Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-2018

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
CNNS
Provider 
National Health Mission (India)
Tabulations only
Geography 
India (IND)
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
02/2016 - 10/2018
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) is a micronutrient survey that was conducted in all 30 states of India and interviewed 112,316 children and adolescents. Blood, urine and stool samples and anthropometric measurements were collected from a subset of participants.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Anemia, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Blood tests, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Children, Cholesterol, Dairy products, Diabetes, Diet, Education, Fish, Fruits, Glucose tests, Height, Hemoglobin, Iodine deficiency, Iron, Legumes, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Starchy vegetables, Stool tests, Vitamin A deficiency, Weight, Zinc
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 30, 2025