10 hungriest countries in the world

Concern calculated a ‘global hunger’ score for countries by looking at the percentage of the population that is undernourished, children younger than five who are underweight, and the percentage of children dying before the age of five.

The 2013 Global Hunger Index report was published today. It is called: “Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security.” It calls for better ways to enable the world’s poorest people to become more resilient to hunger in the long-term.
Concern has released an infographic that names the ten hungriest countries in the world.
They are:
1. Burundi
2. Eritrea
3. Comoros
4. Timor Leste
5. Sudan (former)
6. Chad
7. Yemen Republic
8. Ethiopia
9. Madagascar
10. Zambia
It calculated a ‘global hunger’ score for countries by looking at the percentage of the population that is undernourished, children younger than five who are underweight, and the percentage of children dying before the age of five.
The report suggests that the traditional separation of emergency relief and development efforts is not working effectively. It calls for this separation to be dissolved so that the focus can be on reducing the impact of shocks like climate change, economic crises and conflict in the long-term. This will improve access to food and ensure better nutrition for the world’s most vulnerable people. Concern’s CEO Dominic MacSorley explained:
“We must focus on those living in extreme poverty, learn the lessons of the past and be clear what measures are needed to enable the very poorest to become more resilient in the long-term. Concern’s work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Chad is demonstrating how a resilience approach can deliver significant and sustainable change at community level. Turning this evidence into policy change is the next important step.”
Hunger levels
This year’s report shows that global hunger has declined since 1990, but not dramatically. World hunger still remains “serious” with 19 countries suffering from levels of hunger that are either “alarming” or “seriously alarming.” Burundi, Eritrea and Comoros have the highest levels of hunger.
Next steps
These countries are already vulnerable to the negative effects of extreme weather, climate change, natural disasters and economic crises. New and better ways of monitoring and evaluating people’s existing vulnerabilities are needed to ensure a solution.

full report on https://www.concern.net/news-blog/global-hunger-index-2013