Not at all. The GHI is compiled by technical experts using published data from internationally recognised organisations and published in a peer-reviewed report each year. It is produced using the same standards and the same four indicators for all countries: undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting, and child mortality. Taken together, they reflect deficiencies in quantity (calories) as well as in quality (micronutrients). Our job is to measure long-term hunger in all countries that meet our inclusion criteria and where we have sufficient data. Our vision is to achieve “Zero hunger by 2030”.
The GHI is data-based and there are no special questions for any country. What our long-term measurements clearly show: Since 2000, India has made substantial progress, but there are areas of concern, particularly regarding child nutrition. At 19.3 per cent(latest published data), India has the highest child wasting rate of all countries covered in the GHI. This rate is higher than the 17.1 per cent in 1998-1999.
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We want to measure hunger in its complexity, and we measure outcomes and not inputs. That’s why we use the four internationally recognised scientific indicators. . The prevalence of undernourishment is recognised as one indicator for SDG 2.1 on ensuring access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food for all. Child stunting and wasting are recognised as indicators to track progress on SDG 2.2 on ending all forms of malnutrition. Undernutrition is the result of inadequate intake of food in terms of either quantity or quality, poor utilisation of nutrients due to infections or other illnesses, or a combination of these immediate causes. These, in turn, result from a range of underlying factors, including household food insecurity; inadequate maternal health or childcare practices; or inadequate access to health services, safe water, and sanitation. Finally, we include child mortality, listed as SDG 3.2., for reducing preventable deaths of children under five years of age.

This accusation refers to “Prevalence of Undernourishment”. This indicator is calculated by experts of the FAO using several factors. Given their competence and long-standing experience, we are convinced that their sample sizes and methodologies are state-of-the-art. The prevalence of undernourishment takes into account the distribution of calorie intake in the population as estimated through official consumption surveys conducted by governments. Where governments have not provided consumption survey data, this aspect is updated using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale [FIES] survey data. India has not collected and disseminated a household consumption survey since 2011.
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