Pakistan’s score on Global Hunger Index (GHI) has dropped from 38.1 in 2006 to 26.1 in 2022, revealing the extent of the crisis that gripped the country and its people, Dawn reported.

The Pakistan chapter of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) released the data on July 25, 2023. The GHI ranked Pakistan at the 99th position out of 121 countries surveyed.

The GHI, in a statement, said armed conflicts, climate change, and the novel coronavirus pandemic combined to force as many as 828 million people to go hungry, Dawn reported.

The GHI is a pre-reviewed annual report jointly published by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide which aims to raise awareness of the struggle against hunger.