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Kindly click here and here to access the main findings of the 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, which has been jointly published on July 6, 2022 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The India-specific findings of the 2022 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World are as follows:

• The prevalence of undernourishment in the total population in India has reduced from 21.6 percent to 16.3 percent between 2004-06 and 2019-21. 

• The number of undernourished people in India has fallen from 247.8 million to 224.3 million between 2004-06 and 2019-21. 

• The prevalence of wasting in Indian children (under 5 years of age) stood at 17.3 percent in 2020. 

• The number of Indian children (below 5 years of age) who are affected by wasting was 20.1 million in 2020.

• The prevalence of stunting in Indian children (under 5 years of age) has declined from 41.7 percent in 2012 to 30.9 percent in 2020. 

• The number of Indian children (below 5 years of age) who are affected by stunting was 52.3 million in 2012, which fell to 36.1 million in 2020.

• The prevalence of overweight in Indian children (under 5 years of age) has fallen from 2.4 percent in 2012 to 1.9 percent in 2020. 

• The number of Indian children (below 5 years of age) who are affected by overweight was 3.0 million in 2012, which fell to 2.2 million in 2020.

• The prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and above) has risen from 3.1 percent in 2012 to 3.9 percent in 2016.

• The number of Indian adults (18 years of age and above) who are affected by obesity was 25.2 million in 2012, which increased to 34.3 million in 2016.

• The prevalence of anaemia in Indian women (aged 15 years to 49 years) has fallen marginally from 53.2 percent in 2012 to 53.0 percent in 2019.

• The number of anaemic women (15-49 years of age) was 171.5 million in 2012, which increased to 187.3 million in 2019.

• The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants (0-5 months of age) has increased from 46.4 percent to 58.0 percent between 2012 and 2020.

• The number of infants (0-5 months of age) who are exclusively breastfed was 11.2 million in 2012, which increased to 14.0 million in 2020.

• The cost of a healthy diet in India was US$ 2.824 per person per day in 2017, US$ 2.830 per person per day in 2018, US$ 2.877 per person per day in 2019, and US$ 2.970 per person per day in 2020.

• The proportion of Indian people who are unable to afford a healthy diet was 74.9 percent in 2017, 71.5 percent in 2018, 69.4 percent in 2019, and 70.5 percent in 2020.

• The number of Indian people who are unable to afford a healthy diet were 1,002.5 million in 2017, 966.6 million in 2018, 948.6 million in 2019, and 973.3 million in 2020.

• The proportion of the severely food insecure people in India's population increased from 15.49 percent in 2014-16 to 22.32 percent in 2019-21.



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