{"id":170532,"date":"2024-10-13T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/af.dawatmedia24.com\/?p=170532"},"modified":"2024-10-13T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T11:07:00","slug":"afghanistans-hunger-crisis-worsens-ranks-116th-in-2024-global-hunger-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/af.dawatmedia24.com\/?p=170532","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan\u2019s hunger crisis worsens, ranks 116th in 2024 Global Hunger Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 2024 Global Hunger Index report ranked Afghanistan 116th out of 127 countries, scoring 30.8. Last year, Afghanistan ranked 114th with a score of 30.6, indicating a two-position decline this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, 30.4% of Afghanistan\u2019s population suffers from malnutrition, and 5.8% of children in the country die before the age of five.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights that 44.6% of children under five in Afghanistan are shorter than expected for their age, which is indicative of chronic malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, 3.6% of Afghan children are underweight for their height, a condition associated with acute malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Hunger Index also notes that 5.8% of children in Afghanistan die before the age of five due to inadequate nutrition and unhealthy living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The hunger situation in Afghanistan under Taliban control, along with 35 other countries, is categorised as \u201cserious\u201d by the Global Hunger Index.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Afghanistan ranked 114th with a score of 30.6, but this year\u2019s rank of 116 shows that hunger has worsened in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past three years under, Afghanistan has faced an escalating humanitarian crisis, with the United Nations estimating that over 24 million people currently require humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite global efforts, the report warns that achieving the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating hunger by 2030 is becoming increasingly difficult, with limited progress since 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/af.dawatmedia24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/arrow-down-2.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 Global Hunger Index report ranked Afghanistan 116th out of 127 countries, scoring 30.8. Last year, Afghanistan ranked 114th with a score of 30.6, indicating a two-position decline this year. According to the report, 30.4% of Afghanistan\u2019s population suffers from malnutrition, and 5.8% of children in the country die before the age of five. 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