11 Dec Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2023 Poverty & Hunger By LevelUp_Admin1 0 Comments 1440 Views Global Multidimensional Poverty Index December 11, 2023 < General Studies Home Page Content Key Highlights Most important Highlights for India About the report: The update is released by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and
The update is released by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford.
Key Highlights:
25 countries including India, successfully halved their global MPI values within 15 years, showing that rapid progress is attainable.
1.1 billion out of 6.1 billion people (just more than 18%) live in acute multidimensional poverty across 110 countries.
Sub Saharan Africa (534 million) and South Asia (389 million) are home to approximately five out of every six poor people.
Nearly 2/3rd of all poor people (730 million) lives in middle income countries, making actions in these countries vital for reducing poverty.
Most important Highlights for India.
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty (MDPI) over the period 2005-06 to 2019-21.
Incidence of poverty fell from 55.1% in 2005/2006 to 16.4% in 2019/2021.
The deprivation in all indicators declined in India and “the poorest states and groups, including children and people in disadvantaged caste groups, had the fastest absolute progress”.
Poor and deprived of cooking fuel fell from 52.9% to 13.9%.
Those deprived of sanitation fell from 50.4% in 2005/2006 to 11.3% in 2019/2021.
