Nutritional deficiency disorders constitute a major health problem in India. In addition to direct implications for morbidity and mortality, undernutrition predisposes children and adults to various infections[1]. Microcytic anaemia due to iron deficiency is the most common type of anaemia in children and is considered to be among the most important contributing factors for the global burden of the disease. Malnutrition is a major contributor to child mortality, present in half of all the cases globally, especially in children under 5 years of age. The nutritional status of an individual is often the result of many interrelated factors. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine the nutritional status of patients with iron deficiency anaemia from 1-5 years of age using anthropometric measurements and to determine if there is any correlation between the severity of malnutrition and the severity of anaemia.