INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan has slipped six places to 109th out of 121 countries on the 2022 Global Hunger Index.The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for
comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels
GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators & undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality
The GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale reflecting the severity of hunger, where zero is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the
worst.Afghanistan has scored 29.9 in the latest index and is in the ‘serious& category.In the index, India ranked 107th while Pakistan
ranked 99th.The Global Hunger Index report also showed that 29.8 percent of the population in Afghanistan is undernourished, and 5.1 percent
of children under five are wasted.According to the report, 38.2 percent of children under five are stunted, and 5.8 percent of children die
before their fifth birthday.In 2022, Afghanistan is experiencing drought, political and economic instability, extreme poverty, and the
consequences of the global rise in food and fuel prices made worse by the war in Ukraine, which together may result in higher stunting rates
in years to come,& the report said.The Global Hunger Index is prepared by European NGOs of Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year.The post Afghanistan falls six places to
109th in Global Hunger Index first appeared on Ariana News.
