Global Hunger Index News: India has slipped to 101st place in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021. 116 countries around the world hve been listed in the rankings.
India is lagging behind its neighboring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal in Global Hunger Index. Eighteen countries, including China, Brazil, and Kuwait, shared the top spot with a GHI score of less than five, the website of the Global Hunger Index, which tracks hunger and malnutrition, said on Thursday.
The report, jointly prepared by Concern Worldwide, an Irish-based aid agency, and Welt Hunger Hilf, a German organization, described the level of hunger in India as 'alarming'.
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In the year 2020, India was ranked 94 out of 107 countries. Now it has come to 101st place out of 116 countries.
GHI score also dropped
India's GHI score has also dropped. It was 38.8 in the year 2000, which remained between 28.8 - 27.5 between 2012 and 2021. The GHI score is calculated on four indicators, which include undernourishment, malnutrition, child growth rate and child mortality.
According to the report, neighboring countries such as Nepal (76th), Bangladesh (76th), Myanmar (71st) and Pakistan (92nd) are also in a worrying position due to hunger. All these countries have performed better than India in providing food to their citizens.
Despite India being one of the prime agricultural and food-producing countries, the numbers of the Global Hunger Index are troubling.
(With inputs from PTI)