Uzbekistan ranked 21st in Global Hunger Index

Reportedly, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Chile are at the top of the ranking, while Madagascar, Central African Republic, and Yemen are at the bottom. Being at the top means that the country is unlikely to suffer from the food crisis.

Ranking of some other CIS countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022:

Kazakhstan — 24;
Russia — 28;
Armenia — 32;
Azerbaijan — 36;
Ukraine — 36;
Kyrgyzstan — 40;
Tajikistan — 67.

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels, reflecting multiple dimensions of hunger over time. The GHI is intended to raise awareness and understanding of the struggle against hunger, provide a way to compare levels of hunger between countries and regions and call attention to those areas of the world where hunger levels are highest and where the need for additional efforts to eliminate hunger is greatest.

Each country’s GHI score is calculated based on a formula that combines four indicators that together capture the multidimensional nature of hunger:

Undernourishment: the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake.

Child stunting: the share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition.

Child wasting: the share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition.

Child mortality: the share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.