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Key Points:
- 2023: 111th Rank
- 2022: 107th Rank
- Indicators:
- Undernourishment (inadequate food availability): Share of the population that is undernourished.
- Child Wasting ( acute undernutrition): Share of children under five with low weight for their height.
- Child Stunting ( chronic undernutrition): Share of children under five with low height for their age.
- Child Mortality ( inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environment): Mortality rate of children under five.
India’s stand:
- The Indian government has rejected the GHI 2023 ranking, citing serious methodology and malicious intent behind the report.
- According to Women and Child development Ministry (WCD), 3 out of 4 indicators used are related child health, do not represent the entire population.
- WCD Ministry highlights disparity between the child wasting rate as per the Poshan Tracker and as reported in GHI 2023
Why in news?
- GHI report was released by the Concern Worldwide of Ireland and Welthungerhilfe (a German non-profit organization).
Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2023
GHI report was released by the Concern Worldwide of Ireland and Welthungerhilfe (a German non-profit organization).
