Global Hunger Index - India ranks 103 on global hunger index

[TruthTheOnlyDefense]

India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index, says a report.

According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hunger".

In 2017, India was ranked at the 100th position but ranking for this year is not comparable, it said.

The GHI, now in its 13th year, ranks countries based on four key indicators -- undernourishment, child mortality, child wasting and child stunting.

Child wasting refers to share of children under the age of five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition.

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.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...unger-index/articleshow/66226877.cms?from=mdr

 

[Furious]

We have a long way to go in HDI, I hope it only gets better from now. Many new healthcare initiatives have been launched and I am hopeful that its result will be visible in coming years.

 

[Protest_again]

We have a long way to go in HDI, I hope it only gets better from now. Many new healthcare initiatives have been launched and I am hopeful that its result will be visible in coming years.

HDI is different to hunger index.

 

[Max]

I cant believe how Pakistan with less poverty rates and more income equality have more hunger then India and Bangladesh etc. is it not clear bias against Pakistan?

Or maybe Pakistani don't pay these agencies enough to report all good on Pakistan.

 

[Kailash Kumar]

Global Hunger Index 2018

Progress since 2000

Map of Global Hunger Index by severity

How are the GHI scores calculated?

GHI scores are calculated using a three-step process that draws on available data from various sources to capture the multidimensional nature of hunger (Figure 1.1). First, for each country, values are determined for four indicators:

1. UNDERNOURISHMENT: the share of the population that is undernourished (that is, whose caloric intake is insufficient);

2. CHILD WASTING: the share of children under the age of five who are wasted (that is, who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition);

3. CHILD STUNTING: the share of children under the age of five who are stunted (that is, who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition); and

4. CHILD MORTALITY: the mortality rate of children under the age of five (in part, a reflection of the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments).

Second, each of the four component indicators is given a standardized score on a 100-point scale based on the highest observed level for the indicator on a global scale in recent decades.

Third, standardized scores are aggregated to calculate the GHI score for each country, with each of the three dimensions (inadequate food supply; child mortality; and child undernutrition, which is composed equally of child stunting and child wasting) given equal weight.

Source and full report:
https://www.globalhungerindex.org/pdf/en/2018.pdf