National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-20 Union Territory Fact Sheet: Lakshadweep

Since 1992, the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, has conducted the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The NFHS report for 2019-21 is the fifth in this series. It provides information on population, health and nutrition in 28 states, eight union territories, and 707 districts of India. The survey was released in phases due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. NFHS-5 presents district-level data on indicators such as population, fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, domestic violence and disability. This fact sheet on Lakshadweep was released on December 12, 2020. Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses, New Delhi, conducted the fieldwork for the report between December 1, 2019, and January 15, 2020. It covered 921 households, 1,234 women (aged 15-49 years) and 135 men (aged 15-54 years)...