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9%
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10%
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8.9%
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4.5%
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Detailed explanation-1: -After remaining relatively unchanged since 2015, the proportion of people affected by hunger jumped in 2020 and continued to rise in 2021, to 9.8 percent of the world population. This compares with 8 percent in 2019 and 9.3 percent in 2020.
Detailed explanation-2: -Global hunger crisis in 2023 After steadily declining for a decade, world hunger is on the rise, affecting nearly 10% of people globally. From 2019 to 2022, the number of undernourished people grew by as many as 150 million, a crisis driven largely by conflict, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the Global Hunger Index, 2022, India ranked 107 out of 121 countries, much behind its South Asia neighbours, with the child wasting rate at 19.3 per cent, the highest in the world. With a score of 29.1, the level of hunger in India has been labelled “serious".
Detailed explanation-4: -The 2022 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report warns that “the world is moving in the wrong direction” on the SDG targets to end hunger, food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition.
Detailed explanation-5: -India’s Performance in Global Hunger Index 2022. India ranks 107th out of 121 countries in the GHI 2022 rankings.