Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020.
                     Global 
Multidimensional 
Poverty Index 2020
INTRODUCTION
• Recently, Global  Multidimensional  Poverty  Index  2020 was 
released  by  the United  Nations  Development  Programme 
(UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative.
• The data of the index is based on the study of poverty trends in 75 
countries.
Source: Jagranjosh.com
Multidimensional Poverty Index
• The Multidimensional Poverty Index was launched by the UNDP and 
the OPHI in 2010.
• MPI is based on the idea that poverty is not one-dimensional, rather it 
is multidimensional.
Source: Jagranjosh.com
Dimensions Used
• Education: Years of schooling and child enrolment
• Health: Child mortality and nutrition
• Standard of living: Electricity, flooring, drinking water, sanitation, cooking fuel 
and assets
Source: SHE Foundation
Indicators Used
• Nutrition
• Child mortality
• Years of schooling
• School attendance
• Cooking Fuel
• Sanitation
• Drinking water
• Electricity
• Housing
• Assets
Source; Statista
Global Scenario
• 1.3 billion people are still living in multidimensional poverty. More 
than 80% are deprived in at least five of the ten indicators used 
to measure health, education and living standards.
• About 84.3% of multidimensionally poor people live in Sub-Saharan 
Africa and South Asia.
Source: YouTube
Multidimensional poverty
• The burden  of  multidimensional  poverty  disproportionately  falls 
on children - half of multidimensionally poor people are children 
under age 18.
• 65  out  of  75  countries studied  significantly reduced  their 
multidimensional poverty levels between 2000 and 2019.
Source: Jagranjosh.com
Indian Scenario
• India lifted as many as 270 million people out of multidimensional 
poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-16.
• 67%  of  multidimensionally  poor people  are  in middle-income 
countries.
Source: civilhindipedia.com
Asia Scenario:
• In China, 70 million people left multidimensional poverty between 2010 and 
2014
• In Bangladesh, the numbers declined by 19 million between 2014 and 
2019.
Source: Researchgate
Impact of Covid-19
• Covid-19 is having a profound impact on the development aspect.
• The study finds that on average, poverty levels will be set back 3 to 10 
years due to Covid-19.
Source: Hindustan Times
Sustainable Development Goals
• The index emphasises on measuring and monitoring progress under the 
goals to reach ‘zero poverty by 2030-Goal 1 of the SDGs’.
Source: YouTube