Global Hunger Index

Why is it in the news?
  • India has ranked 102nd among 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI).
More in the news
    • India is the lowest ranked South Asian country in Global Hunger Index even behind Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
    • The report has termed the level of hunger in India “serious”.
    • Globally, the levels of hunger have decreased and the global indicator has changed from ‘serious’ to the cusp of ‘moderate and serious.’
    • Child wasting in India is the highest rate of wasting for any country in the world at 20.8%.
    • Child stunting is at 37.9%.
    • About the Report:
      (1) The Global Hunger Index calculates the levels of hunger and undernutrition worldwide.
      (2) The report, prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe.
      (3) The score is calculated on four indicators — undernourishment, Child wasting, Child Stunting and Child Mortality.
Source
The Hindu.
 
 
 
 
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 17th Oct 2019
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