Data | Where does India stand on the global hunger index?
The Hindu
Results of NFHS-5 (2019-20) showed that in the majority of the States for which data were released, child stunting and child wasting increased compared to 2015-16
. It was one among the 31 nations where hunger has been classified as "serious". The country's rank has been on the downward trend since 2016. Four indicators were used to compute the score — share of the population that is undernourished, share of children under five who are wasted (low weight for height), share of of children under five who are stunted ((low height for age), and the under-five moratlity rate. Among these, while wasting has increased compared to 2012, stunting and mortality have reduced. The results of the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-20) also showed that in the majority of the States for which data were released, stunting and wasting increased compared to the 2015-16 survey round.
India's rank in the Global Hunger Index has consistently worsened in the last 10 years. The country's rank has become quite poor since 2016.