MPI

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MPI is a global measure that assesses poverty by considering multiple deprivations in areas such as health, education, and living standards rather than income alone.

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instanceOf multidimensional poverty index
poverty measure
acronymFor Multidimensional Poverty Index
aggregationLevel household
appliedAt country level
subnational level
basedOn Alkire-Foster method
captures incidence of poverty
intensity of poverty
considers multiple deprivations at the household level
developedBy Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
United Nations Development Programme
differentFrom income poverty measures
monetary poverty measures
dimension education
health
living standards
field development economics
poverty analysis
focusesOn poverty beyond income
fullName Multidimensional Poverty Index
identifies multidimensionally poor individuals
includesIndicatorsIn assets
child mortality
cooking fuel
drinking water
electricity
housing
nutrition
sanitation
school attendance
years of schooling
indicatorType composite index
measures multidimensional poverty
multiple deprivations
publishedIn Human Development Report
surface form: Human Development Reports
purpose to complement income-based poverty measures
to identify people experiencing multiple deprivations
relatedTo Human Development Index
Sustainable Development Goals
timePeriod 21st century
usedBy United Nations
development agencies
national governments
usedFor international comparisons of poverty
monitoring poverty reduction
policy targeting
usedIn global poverty assessment

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