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Sri Lanka ranks 87th in Hunger Index

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Sri Lanka ranked 87th among developing countries in the Global Hunger index indicating the country had some levels of poverty and malnutrition to combat.

The Index which took into account 118 developing countries, ranked three of Sri Lanka’s neighbours in lower ranks. Among the South Asian countries India ranked 97 with Afghanistan and Pakistan bringing in the rear.

The GHI is calculated by taking into account four key parameters: shares of undernourished population, wasted and stunted children aged under 5, and infant mortality rate of the same age group.

Of the 131 countries studied, data was available for 118 countries. This year, for the first time, two measures of child hunger -wasting and stunting -have been used to give a more complete picture. Wasting refers to low weight in relation to a child's height, reflecting acute under nutrition. Stunting refers to the deficiency in height in relation to age, reflecting chronic under nutrition.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) makes the annual calculations of GHI. Basing its readings on the most recent data, the 2016 GHI for India was derived from the fact that an estimated 15% population is undernourished -lacking in adequate food intake, both in quantity and quality.

Overall, global hunger levels are down by about 29% compared to 2000.Twenty countries, including Rwanda, Cambodia, and Myanmar, have reduced their GHI scores by over 50% each since 2000. And, for the second year in a row, no developing country for which data was available featured in the "extremely alarming" category.


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  • Usman Tuesday, 18 October 2016 02:06 PM

    The poor pays taxes for rice, floor, milk and sugar. The leaders ride in millions worth tax free vehicles.

    sss Tuesday, 18 October 2016 03:16 PM

    compare the physical stature of people over the decades. They are getting smaller

    Dayawathie Tuesday, 18 October 2016 04:31 PM

    You think the politicians who rule this country care about this. They are globe trotting and have a great time while our people don't know where is the next meal is coming from.

    Premakumara Wednesday, 19 October 2016 07:45 AM

    This is a pathetic situation. It shows how serious of social inequality in the globe as well as in Sri Lanka.


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