Global Hunger Index

Category : Miscellaneous Published on: October 14 2023

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Recently the Global Hunger Index was released by Concern Worldwide and Welthunger Hilfe.
This was the 18th edition of the Global Hunger Index.
A total of 125 countries have been included in this index.
India's rank is 111th among these 125 countries.
India has slipped 4 places compared to the year 2022.
India was ranked 107th in the year 2022.
The global report said that the level of hunger in India is serious with a score of 28.7 in the 2023 Global Hunger Index.
G.H.I. In the report, Pakistan has been ranked at 102nd, Bangladesh at 81st, Nepal at 69th and Sri Lanka at 60th.
G.H.I. The report said that India's child wasting rate is the highest at 18.7 percent, which shows extreme malnutrition.
The category of child wasting includes those children who do not gain enough weight or lose weight due to inadequate food or diseases.
Belarus occupies the top position in this index.
That means the situation in Belarus is the best.
The last position i.e. 125th is Central African Republic.