Global Hunger Index-2017

2017 Global Hunger Index

Question: What is the ranking of India in the ‘Global Hunger Index-2007’ released by ‘International Food Policy Research Institute’ (IFPRI) on October 12, 2017?
(a) 86th
(b) 100th
(c) 97th
(d) 65th
Answer- (b)
Related Facts:

  • On October 12, 2017, the ‘Global Hunger Index-2017’ was released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  • The main theme of the GHI-2017 report is ‘The Inequalities of Hunger’.
  • GHI scores are based on four component indicators—undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality.
  • Each of the four component indicators is given a standardized score on a 100-point scale, based on the highest observed level for the indicator globally.
  • This calculation results in GHI scores on a 100-point scale, where 0 is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst.
  • According to 2017 GHI scores, the level of hunger in the world has decreased by 27 percent from the 2000 level.
  • 119 countries have been included in the global hunger index.
  • Of the 119 countries assessed in this year’s report, one falls in the extremely alarming range on the GHI Severity Scale; 7 fall in the alarming range; 44 in the serious range; and 24 in the moderate range. Only 43 countries have scores in the low range.
  • The 14 countries with 2017 GHI scores of less than 5 are not assigned individual ranks, but rather are collectively ranked 1–14.
  • In which five top countries are Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina (jointly), Chile, Croatia and Cuba respectively.
  • India is jointly ranked 100th with the Djibouti and Rwanda in the global hunger index -2017, while India was at 97th rank last year (2016) in 118 countries.
  • India’s score in GH-Index -2017 is -31.4.
  • India remains still in a serious position.
  • Like last year, India’s position is better than Pakistan (106th position).
  • While India is at bad condition comparable to Nepal (72nd), Sri Lanka (84th) and Bangladesh (88th position).

Reference:
http://www.globalhungerindex.org/pdf/en/2017.pdf
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-100th-on-global-hunger-index-trails-north-korea-bangladesh/article19846437.ece
https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/india-100th-on-global-hunger-index-trails-north-korea-bangladesh/articleshow/61057694.cms