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Global Hunger Index 2018
October 16 , 2018
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- As per the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI), the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide fell to 20.9, down from 29.2 in the year 2000.
- The 2018 GHI report was prepared jointly by global NGOs namely – Concern Worldwide (Ireland) and Welthungerhilfe (Germany).
- The GHI combines 4 component indicators:
- Proportion of the undernourished as a percentage of the population;
- Proportion of children under the age of five suffering from wasting;
- Proportion of children under the age of five suffering from stunting;
- Mortality rate of children under the age of five.
- The under-five mortality rate was 4.2% as of 2016, down from 8.1% in 2000.
- In its findings, it states that,
- 50 countries will fail to achieve low hunger levels by 2030,
- 79 countries have already failed to reach the goal.
- Top 5 countries are - Belarus, Cuba, Estonia, Kuwait, Latvia (all tied to 1st rank).
- Bottom 5 Countries are - Zambia, Madagascar, Yemen, Chad and Central African Republic/CAR (CAR at last in 119th position).
- As per the report, around 124 million people suffer acute hunger in the world, a striking increase from 80 million two years ago.
Background
- Created in 2006, the GHI was initially published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Welthungerhilfe.
- In 2007, the Irish NGO Concern Worldwide also became a co-publisher.
- In 2018, the GHI was a joint project of Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, with IFPRI stepping aside from its involvement in the report.
India and Its Neighbours
- According to the report, India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries.
- India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hunger".
- The GHI, now in its 13th year, ranks countries based on four key indicators - undernourishment, child mortality, child wasting and child stunting.
- India is ranked below many neighbouring countries, including China (25th spot), Nepal (72), Myanmar (68), Sri Lanka (67) and Bangladesh (86).
- Pakistan is placed at the 106th position.
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