5. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
At number 5, with a 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) score of 39.0, Democratic Republic of the Congo is stuck in a vicious downfall of events. Food insecurity, internal conflict, mass level displacement, collapsing infrastructure, crop failure and high levels of poverty have interplayed and compounded the situation to a full-blown flood crisis engulfing around a quarter of Congo’s population.
(SOURCE:
Global Hunger Index)
4. Chad
Ranking 4th in the list is Chad, having a 2021 GHI score of 39.6. Plagued with undernourishment, one-third of the country is devoid of access to the minimum required calories for basic nourishment. With a stunting rate of 35.1%, child wasting rate of 13% and under 5 mortality rates of 11.4% the country has recorded extreme levels of food insecurity
(SOURCE: The
Borgen Project)
3. Central African Republic
At 43.0, the Central African Republic (CAR) has the third-highest 2021 GHI score. Around 50% of the population lives in acute undernourishment. Violence of the civil war, insecurity and large-scale displacement have led to intense food insecurity.
(SOURCE: The
Borgen Project)
2. Yemen
2nd in the rankings, Yemen’s 2021 GHI score at 45.1, corresponds with its concerning GHI
indicators, prevalence of under- nourishment of 45.4 percent, child stunting rate estimated at 51.4 percent, child wasting rate estimated at 15.1 percent, and a mortality rate for children under age five of 5.8 percent. The World Food Program declared in 2021 that more than 5 million people of Yemen are on the verge of famine.
(SOURCE:
AsiaNews)
1.Somalia
Topping the 2021 GHI ranking, Somalia with the score of 50.8 is in an extremely alarming
situation. Around 60% of its population is swept up in undernourishment. An unending series of crisis including droughts, famines, internal conflict, and the recent pandemic have all exacerbated the situation.
(SOURCE: UNICEF Connect)
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