India's situation has worsened in the 19th Global Hunger Index Report 2024. india has come to 105th place in the Global Hunger Index of 127 countries. Which makes it one of the countries with 'serious' hunger problems. However, India's rank has improved this year compared to previous years. india is also behind its neighboring countries Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh, while it is slightly above pakistan and Afghanistan. The Global Hunger Index report jointly released by 'Concern Worldwide' and 'Welthungerhilfe' tracks hunger around the world.
The severity of hunger shown in the report
It focuses on areas where urgent action is needed. India's score of 27.3 in the 2024 report reflects a serious level of hunger. The report found a slight increase in the prevalence of malnutrition in india in recent years. india still lags behind its neighbours Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. This is a significant improvement from the scores of 38.4 and 35.2 in 2000 and 2008, which were placed in the 'alarming' category. The 2024 report is not directly comparable to the 2023 report due to changes and revised data. However, it provides comparative data for the years 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2024.
india still faces serious challenges of child malnutrition
india continues to face serious challenges of child malnutrition, with the highest child wasting rate (18.7%) globally. The country also has a child stunting rate of 35.5%, under-5 mortality rate of 2.9% and undernutrition rate of 13.7%. While india has made significant improvements in its child mortality rate since 2000, child malnutrition remains a serious issue, with wasting and stunting rates still alarmingly high. Although stunting has declined since 2000, these indicators remain serious public health challenges. The 2024 GHI highlights that global progress in reducing hunger has stagnated since 2016, making the goal of ending hunger by 2030 virtually impossible. Of the 127 countries assessed, 42 still experience 'alarming' or 'severe' hunger.
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