The Global Hunger Index 2024 indicates that Ugandans are more hungry compared to Rwandans as shown in the latest rankings.
In the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Rwanda ranks 101st out of the 127 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2024 GHI scores.
“With a score of 25.2 in the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Rwanda has a level of hunger that is serious,” the report said.
Uganda ranks 105th out of the 127 countries with a score of 27.3 in the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Uganda has a level of hunger that is serious.
The ranking places Kenya at 100th position with a score of 25.0 thus the level of hunger described as Serious.
Burundi and South Sudan are ranked the worst. The level of hunger in Burundi and South Sudan has been provisionally designated as alarming.
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.
GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators.
Undernourishment: the share of the population with insufficient caloric intake.
Child stunting: the share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition.
Child wasting: the share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition.
Child mortality: the share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.
Based on the values of the four indicators, a GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale reflecting the severity of hunger, where 0 is the best possible score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst. Each country’s GHI score is classified by severity, from low to extremely alarming.
However, the report notes that hunger trend in Rwanda has been dropping gradually since 2000 when it scored 49.6, while in 2008 the GHI score was 36.4, in 2016 the GHI score dropped to 28.6 and currently it has dropped to 25.2.
Rwanda’s level of hunger has dropped by 49% in 24years.
