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Bangladesh has been ranked 84th out of the 127 countries with a score of 19.4 in the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI).
Last year, the country was in the 81st position with a score of 19.0.
According to the index, Bangladesh has a level of hunger that is moderate.
Bangladesh's GHI Score was calculated based on the values of four component indicators that include undernourishment of 11.9 per cent of the population, lack of expected height of 23.6 per cent of children under five, and deaths of 2.9 per cent of children before their fifth birthday.
The country’s score was 33.8 in 2000, 30.6 in 2008 and 24.7 in 2016 in GHI.
In South Asia, Sri Lanka and Nepal are ahead of Bangladesh with 56th and 68th positions in GHI. India and Pakistan have been ranked 105th and 109th in the index.