Current Food Insecurity Status

Food insecurity projection from February to June 2020.

Near-Term Food Insecurity Projection

Medium-term food insecurity projection June to October 2020.

Medium-Term Food Insecurity Projection

The severity scale shows the severity of hunger—from low (0) to extremely alarming (50-100)—associated with the range of possible Global Hunger Index scores in 2000. The rankings are Low (≤9.9), Moderate (10.0-19.9), Serious (20.0-34.9), Alarming (35.0-49.9), and Extremely Alarming (≥50).

2000 Global Hunger Index — Severity Scale

The severity scale shows the severity of hunger—from low (0) to extremely alarming (50-100)—associated with the range of possible Global Hunger Index scores in 2005. The rankings are Low (≤9.9), Moderate (10.0-19.9), Serious (20.0-34.9), Alarming (35.0-49.9), and Extremely Alarming (≥50).

2005 Global Hunger Index — Severity Scale

The severity scale shows the severity of hunger—from low (0) to extremely alarming (50-100)—associated with the range of possible Global Hunger Index scores in 2010. The rankings are Low (≤9.9), Moderate (10.0-19.9), Serious (20.0-34.9), Alarming (35.0-49.9), and Extremely Alarming (≥50).

2010 Global Hunger Index — Severity Scale

The severity scale shows the severity of hunger—from low (0) to extremely alarming (50-100)—associated with the range of possible Global Hunger Index scores in 2019. The rankings are Low (≤9.9), Moderate (10.0-19.9), Serious (20.0-34.9), Alarming (35.0-49.9), and Extremely Alarming (≥50).

Near-Term Food Insecurity Projection

2019 Global Hunger Index — Severity Scale

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