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What's In Global Hunger Index 2022 

by aditya abhishek

What It Is? 

A tool designed to measure and track hunger at global, national, and regional level is called Global Hunger Index. It has four components and it uses these components to rank a country.  

Undernourishment

The first component is undernourishment. In this component population share with inadequate calorie intake is counted.

Child Stunting 

The second component is child stunting. It measures population share of kids under 5 years of age having low height than optimum and chronic undernutrition

Child Wasting

The third component is child wasting. It measures population share of kids under 5 years of age having low weight than optimum and acute undernutrition

Child Mortality

The fourth component is child mortality. It measures population share of kids under 5 years of age that die before completing their fifth birthday

Calculation

Once the values are determined for the four components, then each component is given a standardized score. These standardized score are then aggregated to calculate Global Hunger Index. 

Published By?

Global Hunger Index (GHI) is jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe. However, International Food Policy Research Institute is responsible for calculation.

Controversy

India ranked at 107 among 121 countries in Global Hunger Index ranking 2022 despite Indian government measures & policies. Indian government rejected this report saying it's misleading.

Ranks

Countries such as Yemen, Central African Republic, & Madagascar ranked at bottom. While Belarus, Bosnia, Chile, & China ranked at top. 

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