Hidden Hunger Index in pre-school children

Global Hidden Hunger Index scores in preschool (under-5) children (GHI-PD) over 1999-2009.

Note: The Hidden Hunger Index (HHI-PD) for preschool-age children is calculated as the average of three deficiency prevalence estimates: preschool children affected by stunting, anemia due to irondeficiency, and vitamin-A deficiency. The HHI-PD score ranged between the best and worst possible scores of 0 and 100, respectively. Applying arbitrary cut-offs, HHI-PD scores between 0 and 19.9 wereconsidered mild, 20-34.9 as moderate, 35-44.9 as severe, and 45-100 as alarmingly high.