According to statistics one billion people in the world were
under nourished in 2009. The 2010 Global Hunger Index shows that
child malnutrition is the biggest reason of hunger worldwide,
accounting for almost half of those affected. Countries in sub-
Saharan Africa and South Asia were revealed to have the highest
levels of hunger. Despite the number of undernourished people in
the world falling between 1990 and 2006, the number has crept up
in recent years, with the data from 2009 showing more than one
billion starving people. The most recent figures from 2010
suggest the number may again be falling but this data is not yet
over. The Global Health Index (GHI) is calculated for 122
developing and transition countries. Out of which 29 countries
are in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia - have levels of hunger
described as "extremely alarming" or "alarming". The GHI shows
hunger increasing in nine countries, North Korea and eight sub-
Saharan African nations. The Democratic Republic of Congo saw
the biggest increa