India: Global Hunger Index score 2023

According to the Global Hunger Index, India had an index value of 28.7 in 2023. The composition of the index was a combination of different indicators such as undernourishment, child underweight, and child mortality. India's score indicates a serious level of hunger crisis, placing the country at a position of 111th out of 121 countries that year. However, the country had improved the situation from 35 index points falling in the category of alarming level in 2000.

Global Hunger Index score trend of India from 2000 to 2023

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

India

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Date of access is mentioned as the date of release.

Previous reports have been accessed for historical data.

The index ranges from the best value of 0 (no hunger) and the worst value of 100, with neither of these extreme values ever being reached.
Less than 9.9 means: little hunger
From 10 to 19.9: moderate hunger
Between 20 and 34.9: serious hunger situation
From 35 to 49.9: alarming hunger situation
Above 50: extremely alarming hunger situation.
The Global Hunger Index is based on three dimensions:
Inadequate food supply (undernourishment), child undernutrition (child wasting, child stunting), child mortality (under-five mortality rate.

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