{"id":141521,"date":"2021-10-16T20:07:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T14:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=141521"},"modified":"2021-10-16T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T14:37:20","slug":"india-slips-7-spots-to-rank-101-among-116-countries-on-global-hunger-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-slips-7-spots-to-rank-101-among-116-countries-on-global-hunger-index\/","title":{"rendered":"India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0This post is based on the articles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cHunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">published in<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0The Hindu\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">16th October 2021.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIndia slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0published in<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Down To Earth\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">15th October 2021.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cStatement of Ministry of Women and Child Development on Global Hunger Report 2021\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0published in<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0PIB\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">15th October 2021.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 aria-level=\"5\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Hunger Index<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a02021 has been\u00a0released\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0government has challenged India\u2019s poor ranking\u00a0and the methodology used, calling it \u201cdevoid of ground reality and facts\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The data used to come up with the Index this time was from 2016\u20132020.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the key findings of the \u201cGlobal Hunger Index\u201d-2021?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Findings regarding India<\/span><\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">India\u2019s score on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) in the recent two decades has declined by 10 points. It slipped to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">28.8<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in 2021, from 38.8 in 2000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It ranked\u00a0India at<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0101<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">st<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">position\u00a0of 116 countries. India\u00a0was\u00a0ranked 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) released last year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Globally, India ranked among the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">worst in \u2018child wasting\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0or \u2018weight for height\u2019. Its performance was worse than Djibouti and Somalia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Report has shown increase in the value of \u2018proportion of population undernourished\u2019 from 14.0% for the previous period 2017-19 to 15.3% for the latest period 2018-20.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the report, only 15 countries fare worse than India.\u00a0India was also behind most of the\u00a0neighbouring\u00a0countries. Pakistan was placed at 92, Nepal and Bangladesh at 76 and Sri Lanka at 65.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global findings<\/span><\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Each country\u2019s GHI score is\u00a0classified\u00a0by severity, from low to extremely alarming.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The level of hunger was\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018serious\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in 36 countries besides India.\u00a0In\u00a0nine countries\u00a0severity\u00a0was \u2018alarming\u2019. It was \u2018extremely alarming\u2019 in Somalia, which ranked 116 on the Index this year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the allegations of the government against the report?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is the<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0FAO report<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0used for assessing\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">undernourishment\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">that the Government has\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">questioned<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The\u00a0results of a \u2018four question\u2019 opinion poll\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0questioned\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Government\u00a0that has\u00a0been conducted for undernourishment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FAO\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">report \u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">2021\u2019,\u00a0four countries of this region \u2014 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka-despite covid 19, were\u00a0able to improve their position on the indicator \u2018proportion of undernourished population\u00a0during the period 2018-20 over 2017-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong> the<\/strong> \u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Hunger Index\u2019?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is an annual report jointly published by \u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concern Worldwide<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019 and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018Welthungerhilfe<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">GHI scores are based on the values of<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0four component<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0indicators \u2014 child wasting, child\u00a0stunting, child\u00a0mortality and undernourishment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Indicators<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Data sourced from<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Undernourishment<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">FAO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Child\u00a0Mortality<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.N. Inter- agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Child\u00a0Wasting and\u00a0Stunting<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Joint database of UNICEF, WHO, World Bank\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The prevalence of undernourishment in a population is calculated in a scientific manner that includes habitual dietary energy intake levels, information on the population structure and median height in each sex and age.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-fares-poorly-in-hunger-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Hunger Index<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source:\u00a0This post is based on the articles\u00a0 \u201cHunger Index: poor ranking devoid of ground reality and facts, says Govt\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0The Hindu\u00a0on\u00a016th October 2021.\u00a0 \u201cIndia slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0Down To Earth\u00a0on\u00a015th October 2021.\u00a0 \u201cStatement of Ministry of Women and Child Development on Global Hunger Report 2021\u201d\u00a0published&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-slips-7-spots-to-rank-101-among-116-countries-on-global-hunger-index\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India slips 7 spots to rank 101 among 116 countries on Global Hunger Index<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1305,7965,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-index-reports-bodies","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704910237},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}