GHI 2010
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Facts and Findings from GHI 2010: Sub-Saharan Africa
The 2010 GHI score fell by 14 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa compared with the 1990 score, according to the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) report. Yet the region ranks second overall with an index of 21.7 (South Asia ranks first at 22.9, with higher scores indicating higher levels of hunger and malnutrition) and is home to eight of…
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Facts and Findings from GHI 2010: Asia
South Asia has the highest regional “hunger index”, at 22.9 (out of 100), according to the latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) released earlier this week. The report cites the low nutritional, educational, and social status of women as leading factors that contribute to a high prevalence of underweight in children under five, one of the key indicators…