India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries.

• India is among the 45 countries that have “serious levels o f hunger.
• India is ranked below many neighbouring countries, including China (25th spot), Nepal (72), Myanmar (68), Sri Lanka (67) and Bangladesh (86).
• GHI scores for South Asia and Africa south of the Sahara reflect serious levels of hunger.
• The world has made gradual, long-term progress in reducing overall hunger, but this progress has been “uneven”.
• Areas of severe hunger and undernutrition stubbornly persist reflecting human misery for millions.

Around 124 million people suffer acute hunger in the world which is a striking increase from 80 million two years ago. The reality of hunger and undernutrition continues to have a massive impact on the next generation. About 151 million children are stunted and 51 million children are wasted across the globe.