Global Hunger Index 2022

What is the Global Hunger Index 2022

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Global Hunger Index 2022 is an annual report jointly published by two European NGOs, Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.

Global Hunger Index was first published in 2006. It is published every October. The 2022 edition marks the 17th edition of the Global Hunger Index 2022.

Objective: To comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels.

How the Global Hunger Index 2022 Is Calculated?

• Each country’s Global Hunger Index 2022 score is calculated based on a formula that combines four indicators:
  • Undernourishment: the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake.
  • Child stunting: the share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition.
  • Child wasting: the share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition.
  • Child mortality: the share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.

Global Hunger Index 2022 Highlights

Global Scenario:

• Global progress:
  • Global progress against hunger has largely stagnated in recent years, according to the Global Hunger Index 2022.
  • The Global Hunger Index 2022 score for the world is considered “moderate”, but 18.2 in 2022 is only a slight improvement from 19.1 in 2014.
• Overlapping Crises:
  • The situation is likely to worsen in the face of the current overlapping global crises—conflict, climate change, and the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic—all of which are powerful drivers of hunger.
• Most vulnerable regions:
  • Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are the regions with the highest hunger levels, and are most vulnerable to future shocks and crises.
• Number of countries by hunger level according to Global Hunger Index 2022 scores

Global Hunger Index 2022 India Rank

• India’s Rank: India has fallen to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022, out of 121 countries, from its 2021 position of 101st.
• India’s GHI Score:
  • With a score of 29.1, India has a level of hunger that is
  • India has been ranked behind all south Asian countries except the war-torn Afghanistan.
• Child Wasting:
  • India’s child wasting rate (low weight for height), at 3%, is worse than the levels recorded in 2014 (15.1%) and even 2000 (17.15%).
  • It is the highest for any country in the world and drives up the region’s average owing to India’s large population.
• Undernourishment:
  • Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in the country from 14.6% in 2018-2020 to 3% in 2019-2021.
  • This translates into 3 million people in India considered undernourished out of the total 828 million people undernourished globally.
• Child Stunting:
  • India has shown improvement in child stunting. It has declined from 38.7% to 35.5% between 2014 and 2022.
• Child mortality:
  • Child mortality has also dropped from 4.6% to 3.3% between 2014 and 2022.

Global Hunger Index 2022 India Policy

• Inclusive governance and accountability of the government:
  • Governments must respect, protect, and fulfill the right to food. It must be part of national law and supported by mechanisms for redressing grievances.
  • All stakeholders must contribute to holding governments accountable.
• Citizen participation:
  • Communities, civil society organizations, small producers, farmers, and indigenous groups must be included in efforts to govern access to nutritious food.
• Addressing immediate needs and transforming food systems:
  • The international community needs to mobilize greater public support, increase investment, and find diverse sources of funding to meet escalating humanitarian needs.
  • Governments and development partners must make use of early warning systems and flexible contingency funds to anticipate shocks to food supply.

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