Table 1: Summary of the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) and Global Hunger Index (GHI).

Food Security Indicators PoU GHI
Terms used for measurement Undernourishment Hunger
Elements considered National food production, export-import trade, loss, waste, other uses PoU, child* stunting, wasting, mortality
Unit expressed % of population undernourished
in calories per capita		 0-100 scale
in hunger severity
Main purpose - Comparing food security of countries
- Monitoring trends of food security
- Targeting and evaluating food security interventions
Main strength - Relative easiness to apply
- Rich data covering most countries		 - Level of hunger severity
- Inclusion of child health components
Data source FAO, World Bank
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/sn.itk.defc.zs 		IFPRI
http://www.ifpri.org/previous-global-hunger-index- ghi-reports

: Table contents are taken and modified from Pérez-Escamilla et al., 2017 [12] and websites of FAO, World Bank, IFPRI. *: Children aged under five years.