Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) — Haiti

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) fell to 0.19 Index (0-1) in 2016, from 0.30 Index (0-1) in 2016.

Composite measure of acute multidimensional poverty, combining the incidence (headcount ratio H) and intensity (A) of deprivation across 10 indicators in health, education, and living standards. MPI = H × A. A person is identified as multidimensionally poor if they are deprived in a weighted sum of at least one-third of the 10 indicators.

Latest value: 0.19 Index (0-1) (2016)

Coverage: 2016–2016 · Frequency: annual · 12 observations

Source: OPHI Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Haiti

Recent observations

PeriodValue — Index (0-1)
20160.20
20160.20
20160.23
20160.23
20160.22
20160.23
20160.19
20160.06
20160.25
20160.29
20160.30
20160.19

Available breakdowns: Geographic coverage (2) · DHS/EMMUS Haiti Survey Regions (12)

Methodology

OPHI Global Multidimensional Poverty Index The global MPI measures acute poverty as deprivation across ten indicators in three dimensions, using the Alkire-Foster method developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with the UNDP Human Development Report Office.

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