Global Hunger Index 2023: Bangladesh up 3 notches

Bangladesh ranked 81st out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index-2023. The index was released on Thursday. Bangladesh ranked 84th out of 121 countries in 2022.

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.

Among the neighbours, India ranked 111st while Pakistan 102nd. Nepal and Sri Lanka fare better in 69th and 60th ranks, respectively.

South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara are the world regions with the highest hunger levels, with a GHI score of 27 each, indicating serious hunger.

The 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows that, after many years of advancement up to 2015, progress against hunger worldwide remains largely at a standstill. The 2023 GHI score for the world is 18.3, considered moderate and less than one point below the world's 2015 GHI score of 19.1.

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