Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022

10pointer18 Oct, 2022Education

10POINTER- 10POINTER- The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 has ranked India at 107th out of 121 countries and a score of 29.1 puts India in the "serious" category. Key-Findings India Specific Rank and score: India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the GHI and a score of 29.1 places it in the ?serious? category. India?s child wasting rate at 19.3%, is worse than earlier levels recorded in 2014 (15.1%) and 2000 (17.15) and is the highest for any country in the world. It drives up the South Asian region?s average due to India?s large population. Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in India from 14.6% in 2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021. Thus, 224.3 million people in India are considered undernourished.