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India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019 brought out by Concern World Wide is 102 out of 117 countries. India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2018 was 103.
As per GHI Report 2019 of Concern World Wide, the composite GHI scores of India have improved from 38.8 in 2000 to 30.3 in 2019. But, India is ranked below Pakistan (94), Bangladesh (88), Nepal (73) and Sri Lanka (66) among other South Asian countries. In India, only 9.6% of all children between 6 to 23 months of age are given a minimum acceptable diet.
As per the report, the child wasting rate is the highest (20.8%) in the world while the child stunting rate is 37.9% in India.
GHI scores are calculated using a three-step process that draws on available data from various sources to capture the multidimensional nature of hunger. The four indicators used are – Undernourishment, Child Mortality, Child Wasting and Child Stunting.
The 2019 report
The 2019 GHI measures hunger in 117 countries where the assessment is most relevant and where data on all four component indicators are available.
43 countries out of 117 countries have levels of hunger that remain serious
4 countries Chad, Madagascar, Yemen, and Zambia suffer from hunger levels that are alarming and 1 country Central African Republic from a level that is extremely alarming
This year GHI focused on the impact of climate change and hunger.
There is a strong correlation between GHI scores and levels of vulnerability/readiness to climate change. Countries with high GHI scores are often also highly vulnerable to climate change but have the least capacity to adapt; several countries with low GHI scores are the least vulnerable and most ready.
As per the report, the child wasting rate is the highest (20.8%) in the world while the child stunting rate is 37.9% in India.
GHI scores are calculated using a three-step process that draws on available data from various sources to capture the multidimensional nature of hunger. The four indicators used are – Undernourishment, Child Mortality, Child Wasting and Child Stunting.
The 2019 report
The 2019 GHI measures hunger in 117 countries where the assessment is most relevant and where data on all four component indicators are available.
43 countries out of 117 countries have levels of hunger that remain serious
4 countries Chad, Madagascar, Yemen, and Zambia suffer from hunger levels that are alarming and 1 country Central African Republic from a level that is extremely alarming
This year GHI focused on the impact of climate change and hunger.
There is a strong correlation between GHI scores and levels of vulnerability/readiness to climate change. Countries with high GHI scores are often also highly vulnerable to climate change but have the least capacity to adapt; several countries with low GHI scores are the least vulnerable and most ready.
Published date : 08 Feb 2020 01:22PM
