Nepal's State of Hunger is Improving

International Food Policy Research Institute ( IFPRI) has recently published Global Hunger Index 2013.Nepal Comes under category of serious with score of 17.3. Off-course  its not a satisfactory level, however, the achievement from past is at a good trend. GHI was 28.0 in 1990 (i.e. at alarming stage) ,27.3 in 1995, 25.3 in 2000, 22.3 in 2005, which has come down to 17.3 ( serious stage) in 2013. Nepal Ranks 49 in countries having GHI higher than 5, at the same time our neighboring countries China (GHI=5.5) , India( 21.3) , Srilanka (15.6) , Bangaladesh (19.4) and Pakisthan (19.3) rank 5, 63, 43,58 and 57 respectively among countries having GHI higher than 5.

Global Hunger Index =

[Undernourished Population(%)+Underwight Children below five(%)+Children dying before five(%)] / 3

Range of GHI

<= 4.9 = Low

5-9.9 = Moderate

10-19.9 = Serious

20-29.9 = Alarming

>= 30  = Extremely Alarming

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