Each year, GHI scores cannot be calculated for some countries because data for one or more of the indicators used in the GHI formula are unavailable. In total, 11 countries that meet the criteria for inclusion in the GHI had insufficient data to allow for calculation of a 2023 GHI score.
To address this gap and give a preliminary picture of hunger in the countries with missing data, this year’s report includes provisional designations of the severity of hunger.
In the 2023 Global Hunger Index, the hunger situation in Somalia is provisionally categorized as alarming.
Note: Data for GHI scores, child stunting, and child wasting are from 1998–2002 (2000), 2006–2010 (2008), 2013–2017 (2015), and 2018–2022 (2023). Data for undernourishment are from 2000–2002 (2000), 2007–2009 (2008), 2014–2016 (2015), and 2020–2022 (2023). Data for child mortality are from 2000, 2008, 2015, and 2021 (2023). See Appendix A for the formula for calculating GHI scores and Appendix C for the sources from which the data are compiled.
