Analyzing India’s Global Hunger Index 2023 Rankings

Understanding India’s Global Hunger Index 2023 Position

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) for 2023 has positioned India at 111th out of 125 countries. This marks a decline from India’s 107th position in the preceding year. The GHI is an annual assessment that evaluates global hunger levels and is jointly published by Concern Worldwide, an Irish NGO, and Welt Hunger Hilfe, a German NGO.

Key Insights from Global Hunger Index 2023

In this section, we will present key findings in a tabular format for clarity.

Category	India’s Status
Child Wasting (2018-22)	Highest in the world at 18.7%
Undernourishment	16.6%
Under-Five Mortality Rate	3.1%
Anemia in Women (15-24 years)	Alarmingly high at 58.1%
Overall GHI Score	28.7 (Categorized as “serious”)

Controversy and Government Response

Government’s Concerns

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, a crucial government department, has expressed serious reservations about the GHI 2023 report. We’ll outline their concerns in a table for better comprehension.

Concern	Government’s Argument
Limited Focus: Child-Centric Indicators	Three out of four GHI indicators pertain solely to child health, making it inadequate for representing the entire population’s hunger.
Sample Size Challenge	The “Proportion of Undernourished Population” is derived from a small-scale survey of 3,000 individuals, leading to concerns about the validity of nationwide conclusions.
Data Inconsistencies: Contradictions with Poshan Tracker	There’s a significant gap between GHI’s child wasting rate (18.7%) and the Poshan Tracker’s data, which reports a much lower rate (below 7.2%).
Causation vs. Correlation	The government disputes the direct link between child mortality and hunger, asserting that various factors influence child mortality, rendering it an insufficient hunger metric.

Comparison with Neighbors

In this section, we’ll compare India’s GHI ranking with its neighboring countries.

Country	GHI Ranking
India	111th
Pakistan	102nd
Bangladesh	81st
Nepal	69th
Sri Lanka	60th

India’s GHI ranking is relatively lower than its neighboring countries, sparking concerns about its ability to combat hunger effectively.

Top and Bottom Performers in Global Hunger Index 2023

We’ll conclude the article by presenting the top and worst performers in GHI 2023.

Top Performers	Worst Performers
Belarus	Chad
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Niger
Chile	Lesotho
China	Congo
Croatia	Yemen

These rankings offer insights into countries that excel in hunger reduction and those facing significant challenges.

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