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2026 Global Hunger Index results

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The 2026 Global Hunger Index reports varying levels of food security across different nations. Moldova has achieved a low level of hunger, ranking 25th out of 122 states with a score of 5. While the country has shown significant long-term progress since 2000, nutritional challenges remain, including stunting in 4.2% of children under five. Morocco is also classified with low hunger levels, ranking 47th. However, its score has risen from 8.2 in 2018 to 9 in 2026, indicating a decline in progress. Despite being a successful exporter of high-value agricultural products like citrus and berries, Morocco faces vulnerabilities due to a 13.7% stunting rate in children under five, heavy reliance on grain imports, and high energy dependency. In contrast, Bangladesh is categorized under ‘moderate hunger’ with a score of 19.2, ranking 84th globally. Although the nation has seen improvements in stunting and general malnutrition rates, stunting, the rate of underweight children under five has risen to 12.9%, the highest recorded since 2000. Regionally, Bangladesh maintains a better position than India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. New data highlights that Pakistan and India both face ‘serious’ food security challenges. Pakistan ranks as 106th globally with a score of 25.5, the second-worst in South Asia with behind Afghanistan. Pakistan reports a score of 25.5, placing it 106th globally 16.1% undernourishment rate and trailing only Afghanistan, which recorded a score of 28.6. The report indicates that 16.1% of Pakistan’s population is undernourished, with 33.6% of children under five suffering from stunting and 9.8% experiencing wasting. The under-five mortality rate in Pakistan is reported at 5.6%. among children under five. India also remains in the ‘serious’ category with a score of 24.1. Despite While India has seen a 20.7% decline in child stunting since 2000 due to initiatives like the National Food Security Act, the country 2000, it continues to struggle with multidimensional hunger metrics, including nutrition and dietary diversity. Other South Asian nations, such as Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, show better performance in the index. On a global scale, metrics. Globally, the fight against hunger has faced setbacks. The setbacks, with the global score rose from 17.6 in 2018 rising to 18.1 in 2026, with approximately 645 million people facing insufficient food intake in 2025. 2026. Factors such as conflict, inflation, the pandemic, and extreme weather events have hindered food access worldwide.

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