2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger

The 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows long-term progress in reducing hunger in the world. The advances have been uneven, however, with millions of people still experiencing chronic hunger and many places suffering acute food crises and even famine. According to 2017 GHI scores, the level of hunge...

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Main Authors: von Grebmer, Klaus, Bernstein, Jill, Hossain, Naomi, Brown, Tracy, Prasai, Nilam, Yohannes, Yisehac, Patterson, Fraser, Sonntag, Andrea, Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria, Towey, Olive, Foley, Connell
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141853
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author von Grebmer, Klaus
Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
author_browse Bernstein, Jill
Brown, Tracy
Foley, Connell
Hossain, Naomi
Patterson, Fraser
Prasai, Nilam
Sonntag, Andrea
Towey, Olive
Yohannes, Yisehac
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
von Grebmer, Klaus
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Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
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description The 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows long-term progress in reducing hunger in the world. The advances have been uneven, however, with millions of people still experiencing chronic hunger and many places suffering acute food crises and even famine. According to 2017 GHI scores, the level of hunger in the world has decreased by 27 percent from the 2000 level. Of the 119 countries assessed in this year’s report, one falls in the extremely alarming range on the GHI Severity Scale; 7 fall in the alarming range; 44 in the serious range; and 24 in the moderate range. Only 43 countries have scores in the low range. In addition, 9 of the 13 countries that lack sufficient data for calculating 2017 GHI score << - including Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria - raise >> significant concern, and in fact may have some of the highest levels of hunger. To capture the multidimensional nature of hunger, GHI scores are based on four component indicators—undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality. The 27 percent improvement noted above reflects progress in each of these indicators according to the latest data from 2012–2016 for countries in the GHI.
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spelling CGSpace1418532025-11-06T05:19:27Z 2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger von Grebmer, Klaus Bernstein, Jill Hossain, Naomi Brown, Tracy Prasai, Nilam Yohannes, Yisehac Patterson, Fraser Sonntag, Andrea Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria Towey, Olive Foley, Connell hunger nutrition health malnutrition gender women income economic development food policies food security nutrition security The 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows long-term progress in reducing hunger in the world. The advances have been uneven, however, with millions of people still experiencing chronic hunger and many places suffering acute food crises and even famine. According to 2017 GHI scores, the level of hunger in the world has decreased by 27 percent from the 2000 level. Of the 119 countries assessed in this year’s report, one falls in the extremely alarming range on the GHI Severity Scale; 7 fall in the alarming range; 44 in the serious range; and 24 in the moderate range. Only 43 countries have scores in the low range. In addition, 9 of the 13 countries that lack sufficient data for calculating 2017 GHI score << - including Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria - raise >> significant concern, and in fact may have some of the highest levels of hunger. To capture the multidimensional nature of hunger, GHI scores are based on four component indicators—undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality. The 27 percent improvement noted above reflects progress in each of these indicators according to the latest data from 2012–2016 for countries in the GHI. 2017-10 2024-05-15T17:35:51Z 2024-05-15T17:35:51Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141853 en de fr es Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Welthungerhilfe Concern Worldwide von Grebmer, Klaus; Bernstein, Jill; Hossain, Naomi; Brown, Tracy; Prasai, Nilam; Yohannes, Yisehac; et al. 2017. 2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger. Washington, DC; Bonn; and Dublin: International Food Policy Research Institute, Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292710.
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income
economic development
food policies
food security
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von Grebmer, Klaus
Bernstein, Jill
Hossain, Naomi
Brown, Tracy
Prasai, Nilam
Yohannes, Yisehac
Patterson, Fraser
Sonntag, Andrea
Zimmerman, Sophia-Maria
Towey, Olive
Foley, Connell
2017 Global Hunger Index: The inequalities of hunger
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nutrition
health
malnutrition
gender
women
income
economic development
food policies
food security
nutrition security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141853
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