India ranks 94th among 107 countries in Global Hunger Index of IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute)
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19th Oct, 2020
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- The report is a peer-reviewed publication released annually by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide.
- The GHI scores are based on a formula that captures three dimensions of hunger—insufficient caloric intake, child under nutrition, and child mortality—using four component indicators:
- UNDERNOURISHMENT: the share of the population that is under-nourished, reflecting insufficient caloric intake.
- CHILD WASTING:the share of children under the age of five who are wasted (low weight-for-height), reflecting acute under nutrition.
- CHILD STUNTING:the share of children under the age of five who are stunted (low height-for-age), reflecting chronic under nutrition.
- CHILD MORTALITY:the mortality rate of children under the age of five.
- The GHI ranks countries on a 100-point scale,with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst.
- Values less than 10 reflect low hunger,
- values from 20 to 34.9 indicate serious hunger;
- values from 35 to 49.9 are alarming; and
- values of 50 or more are extremely alarming.
- India has the highest prevalence of wasted children less than five years in the world, which reflects acute under nutrition.
- India ranks 94 out of 107 countries in the Index, lower than her neighbours such as Bangladesh (75) and Pakistan (88).
- The report put India under serious category with the score of 27.2. The child stunting rate in India was 37.4 %. The child wasting was at 17.3 %. The undernourishment rate of India was at 14% and child mortality at 3.7 %.
