尽管印度的情况在过去四分之一世纪中得到了很大改观 — — 其GHI分从1990年的32.6增加到2013年的21.3 — — 但联合国粮农组织仍认为，17%的印度人仍处于营养过度不良状态，无法从事生产。
Despite India’s considerable improvement over the past quarter-century – its GHI rating has risen from 32.6 in 1990 to 21.3 in 2013 – the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization believes that 17% of Indians are still too undernourished to lead a productive life.