Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 released

Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 released

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Hunger; Policy and governance

In news

• Global Hunger Index report was recently released.
• Published by: Jointly by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Concern Worldwide, and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) 
• India: 94th rank among 107 countries
• It continues to be in the “serious” hunger category.
• However, it has made some progress, particularly since the enactment of National Food Security Act.
• Bangladesh: 75th rank
• Myanmar: 78th rank
• Pakistan: 88th rank
• Nepal: 73rd rank and 
• Sri Lanka: 64th rank 

Key takeaways

• Last year, India’s rank was 102 out of 117 countries.
• The neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan too were in the “serious” category.
• They ranked higher than India in 2020’s index.
• Nepal and Sri Lanka are in “moderate” hunger category.
• Undernourished: 14% of India’s population 
• Stunting: 37.4% among children under five 
• Wasting: 17.3% 
• Under-five mortality rate: 3.7%

Do you know?

• The GHI is calculated by using a three-step process. 
• The indicators used are percentage of undernourished population, percentage of children under five years suffering from wasting and stunting, and child mortality.