India lags behind Bangladesh and Pakistan in the world hunger index



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India is one of the worst countries in terms of hunger. India ranks 94th out of 108 countries on this year’s World Hunger Index. Bangladesh, Myanmar, and even Pakistan are better off than India. China is one of the first countries in the world to put food in people’s mouths.

According to the list released on Friday, India is in the ‘severe’ category on the world hunger index. Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan are in the same category. However, these neighboring countries like India are also in the ‘serious’ category but rank better than India on the list. Bangladesh is ranked 65. Myanmar and Pakistan rank sixth and seventh respectively. Although these four subcontinent countries are in the “critical” category, Nepal and Sri Lanka are in a much better position. They are in the ‘moderate’ category. This time Nepal is ranked 63rd on the world hunger index. Sri Lanka is in 64th place. In addition, China is among the top 16 countries in the world. Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba, and Kuwait are in this category. These countries have made significant improvements in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, according to the Global Hunger Index website.

According to the report, 14 percent of India’s population is undernourished. The 38.4 percent growth rate among children under the age of five is lower than normal. 16.3 percent of children are underweight. The under-five mortality rate is 3.8 percent.

Source: Actual



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