Global Hunger Index 2010

1. GHI 2010 released by the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC
2. hungry people in the world hovers around the one-billion mark
3. A year ago Food and Agriculture Organisation place the figure at 925 million
5. glittering economic growth rates do not mean a hunger-free nation
6. Brazil has improved its performance by more than 50 per cent between 1990 and 2010, thanks to effective state intervention.

GHI:
Is a multidimensional statistical tool used to describe the state of countries’ hunger situation. The GHI measures progress and failures in the global fight against hunger.^[1] The GHI is updated once a year.

Calculation:

The Index ranks countries on a 100 point scale, with 0 being the best score ("no hunger") and 100 being the wors0- No hunger

4 .9 - Low hunger

5 to 9.9 - moderate hunger

10 to 19.9 - alarming hunger

above 30: extremely alarming hunger

100- Worst Hunger situtation

Rank of India is 18th: with score of 24,1(2010) 23,9(2009) 31,7(2008)

The GHI combines three equally weighted indicators:
1) the proportion of the undernourished as a percentage of the population
2) the prevalence of underweight children under the age of five; and
3) the mortality rate of children under the age of five.