Zimbabwe

Zambia

Yemen

Vietnam

Somoa

Venezuela

Vanuatu

Uzbekistan

Uruguay

United Statesof America

United Kingdom

U.A.E.

Ukraine

Uganda

TurkmenistanTurkey

Tunisia

Trinidad & Tobago

Tonga

Togo

Thailand

Tanzania

Tajikistan

Syria

Switz.

Swaziland

Suriname

Sudan

Sri Lanka

Spain

SouthAfrica

Somalia

Solomon Islands

Slov.

Slovakia

Sierra Leone

Senegal

Saudi Arabia

Rw.

Russian Federation

Romania

Qatar

Portugal

Poland

Philippines

Peru

Paraguay

PapuaNew Guinea

Panama

Pakistan

Oman

Norway

Nigeria

Niger

Nicaragua

New Zealand

Neth.

Nepal

NamibiaMozambique

Morocco

Mongolia

Mold.

Mexico

Mauritius

MauritaniaMali

Malaysia

Malawi

Madagascar

Mace.

Lux.

Lithuania

Libya

Liberia

Lesotho

Lebanon

Latvia

LaoPDR

Kyrgyz Rep.

Kuwait

S. Korea

N. Korea

Kenya

Kazakhstan

Japan

Jamaica

Italy

Israel

Ireland

IraqIran

Indonesia

India

Iceland

Hungary

HondurasHaiti

Guyana

Guinea-BissauGuinea

Guatemala

Greenland

Greece

Ghana

Germany

Georgia

The Gambia

Gabon

French Guiana

France

Finland

Fiji

Ethiopia

Estonia

Eritrea

Equatorial Guinea

El Salvador

Egypt

Ecuador

Timor-Leste

Dom. Rep.

Djibouti

Denmark

Czech Rep.

Cyprus

Cuba

Côted'Ivoire

Costa Rica

Congo, Rep. Congo,

Dem. Rep.

Colombia

China

Chile

Chad

Central AfricanRepublic

Canada

Cameroon

Cambodia

Bur.

Myanmar

Burkina Faso

Bulgaria

Brunei

Brazil

Botswana

Bolivia

Bhutan

Benin

Belize

Bel.

Belarus

Bangladesh

Azerb.

Austria

Australia

Armenia

Argentina

Angola

Algeria

Albania

Afghanistan

Western Sahara

Serb.Mont.

Croatia

Bahrain

Comoros

Jordan

Sweden

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Note: For the 2011 GHI, data on the proportion of under-nourished are for 2005–07, data on child underweight are for the latest year in the period 2004–09 for which data are available, and data on child mortality are for 2009. GHI scores were not calculated for countries for which data were not available and for certain countries with very small populations.

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, or Concern Worldwide.

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The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is based on three equally weighted

indicators:

> the proportion of undernourished as a percentage of the popu-

lation (reflecting the share of the population with insufficient di-

etary energy intake);

> the prevalence of underweight in children under the age of five

(indicating the proportion of children suffering from low weight

for their age);

> the under-five mortality rate (partially reflecting the fatal syner-

gy between inadequate dietary intake and unhealthy environ-

ments).

Combining the proportion of undernourished in the population with

the two indicators relating to children under five ensures that both

the food-supply situation of the population as a whole and the ef-

fects of inadequate nutrition on a physiologically very vulnerable

group are captured. Children’s nutritional status deserves particular

attention because a deficiency of nutrients places them at high risk

of physical and mental impairment and death. For many children in

developing countries who die from infectious diseases, the indirect

cause of death is a weakened immune system due to a lack of di-

etary energy, vitamins, and minerals. Since the first two indicators –

the proportion of undernourished and the prevalence of underweight

in children – do not reveal premature death as the most tragic con-

sequence of hunger, the under-five mortality rate is also included.

The Global Hunger Index has the advantage of going beyond dietary

energy availability, which is the focus of the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations (FAO) measure of undernourish-

ment. The GHI’s broader conceptual basis better reflects the multi-

dimensional causes and manifestations of hunger. Inequitable re-

source allocations between households and within households are

also taken into consideration since the latter affect the physical

well-being of children. Sufficient food availability at the household

level does not guarantee that all members benefit from it in equal

measure. The GHI varies between the best possible score of 0 and

the worst possible score of 100. Higher scores indicate greater hun-

ger – the lower the score, the better the country’s situation. GHI

scores above 10 are considered serious, scores greater than 20 are

alarming, and scores exceeding 30 are extremely alarming.

The calculation of GHI scores is restricted to developing countries

and countries in transition where measuring hunger is considered

most relevant. Some higher income countries are not taken into con-

sideration because hunger has been largely overcome in these coun-

tries and overnutrition is a greater problem than a lack of food.

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