¶ Global Hunger Index[1]
In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 107th out of the 121 countries
Even countries like Srilanka @64, Bangladesh @84, Pakistan @99, Nigeria @103 are better ranked than India
¶ Hungry Indians Stats[2]
- The number of hungry Indians increased to 350 million in 2022 from 190 million in 2018
- The widespread hunger is resulting in 65 per cent of the deaths among children under the age of five in 2022, according to the Union Government’s submission to the Supreme Court
- Approximately 4500 children die every day under the age of five years in the country due to hunger and malnutrition
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