- The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 was released recently.
- The GHI has been released since 2000 by the European NGOs – Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
- It aims to track prevalence of global hunger by region and by country.
- A low score means the country will be ranked higher, implying a better performance.
- Its ultimate aim is to help the world achieve “Zero Hunger by 2030” – one of the SDGs of the United Nations. It does not rank certain high income countries.
- It focuses on 4 main parameters – undernourishment (inadequate food), child wasting (acute undernutrition among children), child stunting (chronic undernutrition) and child mortality (inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environment).
- Countries scoring less than or equal to 9.9 on a 100-point scale will come under “low” category of hunger.
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