Global Hunger Index by region 2024

According to the Global Hunger Index 2024, hunger worldwide decreased since 2000, but the pace of the reduction has slowed since 2016. In the Middle East and North Africa, for instance, the hunger index value was the same in 2024 as in 2016, and it had even increased marginally in Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2024, Somalia had the highest index score worldwide, meaning it was the country where hunger was most prevalent. The World Hunger Index combines four indicators: undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting, and child mortality.

Global Hunger Index from 2000 to 2024, by world region

Characteristic	2000	2008	2016	2024
Sub-Saharan Africa	41.7	33	28.2	26.8
South Asia	37.6	33.9	27.7	26.2
Middle East and North Africa	16.4	14.4	13.2	13.2
Latin America and the Caribbean	13.3	10.3	8.1	8.4
East and Southeast Asia	18.6	13.7	8.8	8.3
Europe and Central Asia	13.5	8.6	6.2	5.7

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Release date

October 2024

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Supplementary notes

The index ranges from the best value of 0 (no hunger) and the worst value of 100, with neither of these extreme values ever being reached.
Less than 9.9 means: little hunger
From 10 to 19.9: moderate hunger
Between 20 and 34.9: serious hunger situation
From 35 to 49.9: alarming hunger situation
Above 50: extremely alarming hunger situation.
The Global Hunger Index is based on three dimensions:
Inadequate food supply (undernourishment), child undernutrition (child wasting, child stunting), child mortality (under-five mortality rate. More information on the methodology can be accessed here.

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