GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2024: PAKISTAN GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2024: PAKISTAN
In the 2024 Global Hunger
Index, Pakistan ranks 109th
out of the 127 countries with
sufficient data to calculate 2024
GHI scores. With a score of 27.9,
Pakistan has a level of hunger
that is serious.
NOTE: Data for GHI scores are from 1998–2002 (2000), 2006–2010 (2008), 2014–2018 (2016), and 2019–2023 (2024).
Pakistan’s GHI Score is based on the values of four component indicators:
MEDIUM VERY HIGH HIGH MEDIUM
20.7% 33.2% 10.1% 6.1%
of the population is of children under five of children under five of children die before
undernourished are stunted are wasted their fifth birthday
very high high medium low very low
NOTE: — = Data are not available or not presented. See Table A.3 for provisional designations of the severity of hunger for some NOTE: Data for child stunting and child wasting are from 1998–2002 (2000), 2006–2010 (2008), 2014–2018 (2016), and 2019–
countries with incomplete data. *GHI estimates. 2023 (2024). Data for undernourishment are from 2000–2002 (2000), 2007–2009 (2008), 2015–2017 (2016), and 2021–2023
(2024). Data for child mortality are from 2000, 2008, 2016, and 2022 (2024).
The Global Hunger Index is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and
Welthungerhilfe, designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels.
This country profile is based on data and information from the 2024 Global Hunger Index. The boundaries and
names shown and the designations used on maps on this page do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by
Welthungerhilfe (WHH) or Concern Worldwide.
For more information please see the 2024 Global Hunger Index
at www.globalhungerindex.org
NOTE: See Methodology for the formula for calculating GHI scores and the sources from which the data are compiled. Publication date: October 2024