The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is designed to comprehensively
measure and track hunger globally and by country and region.
Calculated each year by the International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI), the GHI highlights successes and failures in
hunger reduction and provides insights into the drivers of
hunger. By raising awareness and understanding of regional and
country differences in hunger, the GHI aims to trigger actions
to reduce hunger. To reflect the multidimensional nature of
hunger, the GHI combines three equally weighted indicators in
one index number: - Undernourishment: the proportion of
undernourished as a percentage of the population (reflecting the
share of the population with insufficient calorie intake); -
Child underweight: the proportion of children younger than the
age of five who are underweight (low weight for age reflecting
wasting, stunted growth, or both), which is one indicator of
child undernutrition; and - Child mortality: the mortality rate
of children younger than the age of