Almost a third of Afghanistan's population suffers from malnutrition, and about 6% of children die under the age of five from lack of food and unhealthy living conditions. Such data is contained in the latest report of the Global Hunger Index (GHI), which is published on Sunday by Afghan authorities. Media.
The report, which covers the famine situation in 127 countries, notes that Afghanistan worsened its position over the year, dropping two notches to rank 116th with 30.8 points. In 2023, he ranked 114th with a score of 30.6 points.
According to GHI, 30.4% of Afghanistan's population suffers from malnutrition, and 5.8% of the country's children die from this cause before the age of five. The report found that 44.6% of Afghan children under five years of age are shorter than normal for their age, indicating chronic malnutrition. In addition, 3.6% of Afghan children are underweight for their height due to severe malnutrition.
The famine situation in Afghanistan, along with 35 other most problematic countries, is assessed by GHI as "serious".
