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The brief attributes the high GHI level to four drivers: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality. Undernourishment is 24.8% and stunting is high at 25.0%, while wasting has declined to 4.8% and child mortality stands at 4.3%. Progress since 2000 has slowed since 2012 amid conflict, climate change, and COVID-19 impacts.","© Jonas Wresch/Welthungerhilfe  \n2021   \nGLOBAL HUNGER INDEX  \nKENYA POLICY BRIEF June 2022  \nKenya in the 2021 GHI  \nIn the 2021 Global Hunger Index report, Kenya ranks 87th out of 116 countries with sufficient data to calculate GHI scores. With ascore of 23.0, Kenya has a level of hunger that is serious.  \nKENYA’S GHI SCORES, 2000–2021  \nAlarming  Serious  \nSource: 2021 Global Hunger Index authors. Note: Data for the GHI score for 2000 are from 1998–2002; for 2006, from 2004–2008; for 2012, from 2010–2014; and for 2021, from 2016–2020.  \nWhat explains Kenya’s high GHI score? Each year, Kenya’s GHI score depends on its recent performance in four indicators:  \nÆ undernourishment – the share of the population who do not get enough calories  \nÆ child wasting – the share of children under five who are too thin for their height  \nÆ child stunting – the share of children under five who are too short for their age  \nÆ child mortality – the share of children who die before their fifth birthday  \nThese four indicators reflect the overall trend in Kenya’s GHI scores. Undernourishment, at 24 .8%, is considered medium, and this rate has hardly changed since 2012. This means that one-quarter of Kenyans do not consume enough calories to live a healthy and productive life. Child wasting, an indicator of acute malnutrition, has steadily declined and reached the low rate of 4.8% .  \nAt 25.0%, child stunting, which reflects chronic malnutrition, is considered high. Though it fell sharply between 2000 and 2012, it has stagnated since then. Child mortality is at 4.3%, considered medium, after a slowing decline.  \nKenya has made important progress against hunger in the past two decades. Since 2000, the country’s GHI score has declined by 13.7 points – a percentage decrease of 37%, representing a significant improvement from alarming to serious. Most of that improvement, however, occurred between 2000 and 2012. Since 2012 Kenya’s GHI score has fallen by only 2.4 points, showing that its progress in the fight against hunger has slowed.  \nAlthough Kenya’s GHI score of 23.0 exceeds the world average, it is lower than average for Africa South of the Sahara and third-lowest in East Africa.  \nUNDERNOURISHMENT IN KENYA, 2000–2021 (%)  \nGHI score  \n40  \n30  \n20  \n10  \n0  \n\n| 32.2 |\n| --- |\n| 26.1 24.9 24.8 |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n2000 2006 2012 2021  \nSource: 2021 Global Hunger Index authors. Note: Data for the GHI score for 200 are from 2000–2002: for 2006, from 2005–2007; for 2012, from 2011–2013; for 2021,  \nfrom 2018–2020.  \nGHI SCORES FOR EAST AFRICA, 2021  \n50  \n40  \n30  \n20  \n10  \n0  \n50.8  \n36.3  \n31.3  \n27.4 26.4 25.1 24.7 24.1  \nAfrica South of the Sahara = 27.1  \n23.0  \n21.3  \nWorld = 17.9  \n12.2  \n\n| Somalia | Madagascar | Mozambique | Djibouti | Rwanda | Sudan | United Rep.\u003Cbr>of Tanzania | Ethiopia | Kenya | Malawi | Mauritius |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\n Extremely alarming  Alarming  \n Serious  \n Moderate  \nGHI score  \nSource: 2021 Global Hunger Index authors. Note: Burundi, Comoros, Eritrea, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are in the East Africa subregion but are not shown, owing to insufficient data for the calculation of GHI scores. Existing data and Provisional indicator values for these countries were included in the calculation of regional and global GHI sores. See Box 1.3 regarding provisional designations of hunger severity for countries with incomplete data.  \n2  \nCHILD WASTING IN KENYA, 2000–2021 (%)  \nGHI score  \n10  \n5  \n0  \n\n| 7.4 6.9\u003Cbr>6.3\u003Cbr>4.8 |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n2000 2006 2012 2021  \nSource: 2021 Global Hunger Index authors. Note: Data for the GHI score for 2000 are from 1998–2002; for 2006, from 2004–2008; for 2012, from 2010–2014; and for 2021, from 2016–2020.  \nCHILD STUNTING IN KENYA, 2000–2021 (%)  \nGHI score  \n50  \n40  \n30  \n20  \n10  \n0  \n\n| 40.8 | 40.3 |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  | 26.3 | 25.0 |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n2000 2006 2012 2021  \nSource","cbCaicnaUfbq7aVQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicnaUfbq7aVQ","pdf",834202,4,1,"English","en",105,"# Kenya in the 2021 GHI\n## Kenya’s overall hunger level and score\n## Indicators behind the GHI score\n# Hunger trends and regional comparisons\n## Changes since 2000\n## Position within Africa and East Africa\n# Drivers and challenges\n## Conflict, climate change, and COVID-19\n## Climate vulnerability and drought impacts","[{\"question\":\"What is Kenya’s ranking and GHI score in 2021?\",\"answer\":\"Kenya ranks 87th out of 116 countries with sufficient data, with a 2021 GHI score of 23.0, classified as serious hunger.\"},{\"question\":\"Which indicators explain Kenya’s high GHI score?\",\"answer\":\"Kenya’s GHI score depends on four indicators: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality.\"},{\"question\":\"How has Kenya’s hunger situation changed since 2000?\",\"answer\":\"Kenya’s GHI score declined by 13.7 points (a 37% decrease) since 2000, improving from alarming to serious; 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