Global Hunger Index - 2012

2012 Global Hunger Index | Summary 5World hunger, according to the 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI), has declined somewhat since 1990 but remains “serious.” The global average masks dramatic differences among regions and countries. Regionally, the highest GHI scores are in South Asia and Sub-Saha-ran Africa. South Asia reduced its GHI score significantly between 1990 and 1996—mainly by reducing the share of underweight chil-dren—but could not maintain this rapid progress. Though Sub-Saha-ran Africa made less progress than South Asia in the 1990s, it has caught up since the turn of the millennium, with its 2012 GHI score falling below that of South Asia.