India ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, sliding six spots since last year’s report, and recorded the highest child wasting rate in the world.
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels. With a score of 29.1, the level of hunger in India has been labelled “serious”.
India’s ranking in the index has slid in the past two years. In 2020, India was ranked 94 out of 107 countries and 101 out of 116 countries in 2021.
The report is prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe.
In Asia, Afghanistan with a rank of 109 is the only country behind India.
All of India’s neighbouring countries fared better. Pakistan ranked 99, while Bangladesh was ranked 84, Nepal 81 and Sri Lanka 64.
— source thewire.in | 15/Oct/2022