- The GHI measures hunger at global, regional, and national levels and gives ranking accordingly.
- The 4 indicators are considered for the index, which are mentioned below:
- (a) Undernourishment : Share of the population with insufficient caloric intake
- (b) Child wasting: share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, and thus reflect acute undernutrition
- (c) Child stunting: Share of children under age five who have low height for their age, and thus reflect chronic undernutrition
- (d) Child mortality: Mortality rate of children under age five, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments
- As per the index, India is ranked at 101st position among 116 countries.
- India has received the score of 27.5 out of 50, which defines a serious category
- The China, Brazil and Kuwait, shared the top rank
- In India, wasting among children has increased from 17.1% between 1998 and 2002 to 17.3% between 2016 and 2020.
Question:
Ques: 1: What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021?
a. 101
b. 94
c. 115
a. 101
b. 94
c. 115
d. 87
