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.
