Monitor Vol 39 08_Final_Nov08.pdf - tips
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Figure 14: Changes in the Global Hunger Index (GHI)<br />
30<br />
20<br />
99<br />
10<br />
0<br />
1990 2007 1990 2007 1990 2007 1990 2007 1990 2007<br />
Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia East Asia & Pacific Middle East &<br />
N.Africa<br />
Contribution of components to the GHI<br />
L.America & Caribbean<br />
proportion of calorie-deficient people prevalence of underweight in children under-five mortality rate<br />
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Note: GHI 1990 was calculated on the basis of data from 1992 to 1998. GHI 2007 was calculated on the basis of data from 2000 to 2005,<br />
and encompasses 97 developing countries and 21 transition countries.<br />
Source: Adapted from Wiesmann et al. 2007.<br />
Figure 15: Trends in the GHI and Gross National Income per capita (1981, 1992, 1997, 2003)<br />
50<br />
Global Hunger Index<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Ethiopia<br />
India<br />
Ghana<br />
China<br />
Brazil<br />
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000<br />
Gross National Income per capita<br />
Note: Gross National Income per capita was calculated for three-year averages (1979–81, 1990–92, 1995–97, and 2001–03, considering purchasing power<br />
parity). Each triangle represents one of the four years: 1981, 1992, 1997, and 2003.<br />
Source: Analysis by Doris Wiesmann (IFPRI) based on GHI data from Wiesmann et al. 2007 and gross national income per capita data from World Bank 2007b.<br />
The World Food Situation: new driving forces and required actions