Global Hunger Index

• In the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023, India has been ranked 111th out of 125 countries, indicating a serious level of hunger.
• The GHI score is based on four indicators, including under-nourishment, child stunting, child wasting, and child mortality.
• India’s progress in combating hunger has almost come to a halt since 2015, and this trend is consistent with global findings.
• The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is an annual report that measures and tracks hunger at the global, regional, and country levels. The GHI is published by the Irish NGO Concern Worldwide and the German NGO Welthungerhilfe. The GHI’s goal is to trigger action to reduce hunger around the world.

Key Findings

• India’s GHI score is 28.7 on a 100-point scale, where lower scores represent less hunger, and higher scores indicate more severe hunger. This categorizes India’s hunger severity as “serious.” 
• Globally, the 2023 GHI score is 18.3, considered moderate.
• The report highlights that South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara have the highest hunger levels, with GHI scores of 27.0 each.
• Latin America and the Caribbean are the only regions where GHI scores worsened between 2015 and 2023.
• East and Southeast Asia, led by China, have the second-lowest 2023 GHI score, while Europe and Central Asia have the lowest score.

Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements regarding Global Hunger Index :
1. It is released by UNDP and Oxford Poverty Initiative.
2. It provides a score on the basis of 4 indicators and ranks countries accordingly.
3. India is the best performing country in South Asia as per the latest Global Hunger  Index.

      Which of the above statements is/are incorrect ?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3 only

Ans. c)

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